Two Hands Shiraz Clare Valley Samantha's Garden 2005

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Winery:

Two Hands Wines

Varietal:

Syrah

Region:

Australia > South Australia > Mount Lofty Ranges > Clare Valley

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2017

UPC:

 

User Tags:  stone fruits, (tree) fruit, complex, cherry, fruits, texture, mineral, bright, berry, red 

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What to Expect

Australia has certainly made Syrah its own, even bestowing it with a new name: Shiraz. In the warm, dry climate of Australia this noble grape, responsible for some of the grandest wines of France, produces an intense, unique expression that is distinctly Australian. The ripe grapes take on classic notes of black pepper and leather that add depth and complexity to the black cherry and plum fruits on the palate. Australian Shiraz has typically been aged in American Oak barrels which impart the wine with a distinct note of vanilla that can add to the impression of ripeness many of these wines have, but the time in barrel also allows the wines a chance to settle and reveal their rich, voluptuously styled mouthfeel.

Winemakers Notes

COLOUR
Deep red to the core with a soft ruby
red hue.

AROMA
Beautiful bright aromas of red cherry, rhubarb and soft spice characters.

PALATE
Samantha’s Garden is the most understated of the Garden Series with its fine elegant tannin structure and
lean vibrant red fruits. Although medium bodied this wine displays power and a solid core of intense complex fruit, backed by the subtle lift of seasoned French oak. A long and persistent finish.

WINEMAKING
Crushed and fermented in 5 – 10 tonne open top fermenters with regular read more...pump overs; three daily
during peak fermentation to extract colour and tannin. Following 7 to 14 days of maceration the dry free run is
drained to tank. The skins are then pressed and the pressings transferred to the same tank, the wine is then
racked to barrel. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel. Minimal fining and non filtered.

MATURATION
16 months in seasoned French oak hogsheads. 60% 1 year old the balance in 2 and 3 year old.

ANALYSIS
Alc 14.5%, pH 3.42, Acidity 7.40

CELLAR POTENTIAL
8 to 10 years

REGION
Clare Valley South Australia. The vineyard is situated towards the northern end of Watervale. The
Clare Valley has a moderate continental climate.


VINTAGE COMMENTS

High levels of soil moisture and well spaced spring and early summer rainfalls, encouraged the growth of healthy canopies. Apart from a small hail storm in early February, that caused minor damage across the Valleys, Clare experienced a mild dry summer which then ran into a lovely Indian summer that most of the state also experienced.

Flavour in our Watervale Riesling seemed to appear overnight and was harvested at a moderate sugar level with relatively high natural acidity. 2005 is lending itself to be a great Riesling year.

As a result of the good weather through summer and autumn, the shiraz was picked earlier than expected and is now looking excellent; full of spice, chocolate and plum characters.    (hide)

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