Two Hands Shiraz Lily's Garden Mcclaren Vale 2003

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Winery:

Two Hands Wines

Varietal:

Syrah

Region:

Australia > South Australia > Mclaren Vale

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2015

UPC:

 

User Tags:  berry, blackberry, bramble fruits, complex, fruit, brilliant, concentrated, caramel, chocolate, oak - heavy 

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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

Tasting Notes
The pick of the bunch from our McLaren Vale vineyards. Distinctive dark purple-black colour. Cascading blue fruits on the nose with hints of dark chocolate and subtle oak. A rich voluptuous palate with concentrated plum and dark berry fruit, supple fine tannins flow through to a long and persistant finish.
Winemaking
The grapes were crushed into and fermented in open top potters, with regular pump overs twice daily to extract colour and tannin. The grapes were then pressed and the wine was transferred to tank and then racked to barrel for oak maturation.
Vintage read more...Comments
After a dry winter and windy flowering and fruit set periods, yields were destined to be average to low. With monitored irrigation our vineyards survived well over the mild to hot summer and during the two heavy rain periods they fared well in the circumstances, except for one Cabernet Sauvignon block that suffered severe fruit splitting after the first rain. Thankfully the weather was dry enough in the week following that we were able to pick this block with only a small yield reduction.    (hide)

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