Two Hands, Angel's Share, McLaren Vale
Two Hands · South Australia › McLaren Vale › Australia
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
20
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
2525
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90.3
Avg Score
93
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Taster #9875
· Jul 18, 2018
Donated to CSHL course.
2009 vintage
Taster #0204
· Aug 12, 2017
93/100
My brother thought the wine after this was terrible because this was so good.
2009 vintage
Taster #4245
· Jul 15, 2017
Angel's Share-excellent aroma - rebuy
2009 vintage
Taster #9861
· Jan 1, 2017
91/100
Really nice wine. It has aged well. Still lots of fruit . Very enjoyable .
2009 vintage
Taster #6866
· Oct 18, 2016
92/100
Grand Marnier at the top of the nose, followed by dark cherry, and then an alcohol bomb. The palette starts with raspberry-chocolate changing to dark cherry with a little licorice. Medium tannins for an Aussie Shiraz. This seems to have held up really well and could probably go for another 5 years.
2009 vintage
Taster #4541
· Jan 16, 2016
91/100
Tasty wine. Great fruit. Red and black, and aome sweet tastes on the finish. Excellent with our venison curry. Good qpr for $20
2009 vintage
Taster #5495
· Jan 19, 2015
89/100
Very good prototypical Aussie shiraz.
2009 vintage
Taster #6505
· Nov 10, 2013
90/100
poured cold BIG dark fruit off the nose Some vanilla, eucalyptus and oak hints-Jammy Dry with some tannins, hint of chocolate Exactly what you want with an Aussie Shiraz
2009 vintage
Taster #9338
· Jun 16, 2013
Better than last time, but this was several bottles into the evening.
2009 vintage
Taster #4797
· Feb 5, 2013
89/100
Nice. A tad sweet for my taste, but a clean and well-made wine. Typical aromas and flavors of ripe McLaren Vale Shiraz. Probably a bit pricey for what it is, IMO. If tasted blind, would guess $15-20/bottle and paid just under $25 for it.
2009 vintage
Taster #6025
· Nov 10, 2012
91/100
Oh yeah, a solid showing, fruity, balanced, pretty acid, a delicious Shiraz.
2009 vintage
Taster #2353
· Nov 7, 2012
90/100
This wine is divine, what a corker of a shiraz it is. Striaght from the off it offers silky cream smooth choc and leather. Pity its all gone now.
2009 vintage
Taster #0740
· Oct 13, 2012
K did not like at all. I thought it was OK. Quite fruity, almost sweet.
2009 vintage
Taster #9338
· Oct 4, 2012
87/100
"Angels Share" seems appropriate. Shiraz light. Blackberry, a hint of smoke, tannin. Lacks bodyweight. Am I drinking the same wine as the other notes? 86-87 points Better on Day 2. Tastier, and the tannin is more integrated. Still not getting a lot of body. 87-88 pts
2009 vintage
Taster #2353
· Oct 1, 2012
88/100
A great wine as always
2009 vintage
Taster #6626
· Aug 30, 2012
90/100
Good with chili, and BBQ the next night.
2009 vintage
Taster #2353
· Aug 16, 2012
90/100
What a great wine, the best of the whole evening.
2009 vintage
Taster #2978
· Jul 31, 2012
88/100
Very big dense and extracted Shiraz that does come off a bit hot. However it is great considering the style. Nose: Coffee, English Toffee, Blackberry Syrup and Spiced Plum. Palate: Layered and loaded with Black Plum, Fig, Raspberry Sauce and Chocolate notes. Finish: HOT. The achohol really gets me on this wine, but there are some interesting fig and date notes with spice that may be a result of the high alcohol. I could occasionally get a bit of VA …
2009 vintage
Taster #1207
· Jul 23, 2012
90/100
Improved over the 5/15/11 tasting of the first bottle. Interesting to note that this one got a bit bitter with time in the glass. Still a bit fruit forward, to my taste, relative to the French style. But, nicely integrated and a really good QPR. Nose is fruit dominant. Taste is berry, licorice, coffee. Tannins are much more modest.
2009 vintage
Taster #6204
· Jun 7, 2012
At 14.8% it doesn't taste "hot", so I consider it a well balanced wine. It's extremely dark in color and is equally fruit-forward, which, really, is exactly what you'd expect of an Australian product. The real difference between this and other Ozzy wines is that the alcohol isn't overwhelming. It's an enjoyable drink. Not nuanced, but if you're drinking Ozzy or California products you're probably not looking for too much subtlety. I usually skip over Australian wines for the California …
2009 vintage
Taster #5780
· Jun 3, 2012
90/100
Very good and jammy wine for the price
2009 vintage
Taster #5182
· Jun 3, 2012
93/100
Big and powerful with lots of fruit. Sweet as any other Australian Shiraz but this one is balanced by an added acidity and depth of flavors. It is the balance of fruit and sweetness that makes this one stand among the other high concentration australian reds. Classic and controlled.
2009 vintage
Taster #8473
· May 5, 2012
91/100
Always a nice selection. Nice notes of blackberry and a little hint of vanilla. Best shiraz for the price I have had in a while.
2009 vintage
Taster #2843
· May 4, 2012
91/100
Bummer as this was the last bottle of a 4 pack bought from WTSO and for $18.99 a real bargain. This is a dense deep purple as is typical for Two Hands. I always find the Angels Share bottling to be very balanced, nice ripe fruit, great nose of crushed berries, a hint of oak and smooth tannins. Consumed with a light dinner of salad and Gyros and the bottle vanished quickly as this is easy to quaff!
2009 vintage
Taster #5892
· Mar 13, 2012
92/100
Dark garnet color. Nose: crushed blackberry, blueberry, and currant with accents of new leather, star anise, mocha, and bruleed fig. Full body on the palate: crushed blackberry, currant, and dried cranberry fruit framed by leather, black olive, star anise, mocha, and some iron minerality. Medium+ acidity. Moderate dusty tannins. Lingering dried berries and black olive on the long dry finish. Astonishing quality of fruit...bright, full, pure. While not at all subtle, this still conveys impeccable balance and structure. Not ponderous …
2009 vintage