Two Hands, Bella's Garden Shiraz, Barossa Valley

1 hour decant. didn�t fall off 6 hours later, still great.

2010 vintage

Had late in the night, didn't get full attention, but very nice.

2010 vintage

Stunning. Rich ruby cherry licorice Tabacs. Wow

2010 vintage

An incredible wine

2010 vintage

Decanted for an hour before having with ribeyes. In a nice spot now.

2010 vintage

Black berries and currant focused flavors, with impressive acidity. Well structured and balanced.

2010 vintage

Immediately hit with blackcurrant and dark fruit. Very smooth at this point. Didn�t over analyze this wine but it was impressive as always. Decanted for about an hour which was sufficient

2010 vintage

Based on this bottle, probably should had drank a few years ago, still enough fruit to enjoy. Black and blue fruit, alcohol is noticeable, some harshness on the finish. Again, based on this bottle (my last) I would drink sooner than later!

2010 vintage

Ripe BlackBerry and blueberry notes abound with cedar notes on the palate. Needs more time but this won�t become a complex wine, just a more delicious one. But it�s pretty good right now

2010 vintage

Opened up rather tight. Wood aromas first , followed by tart red fruit. Pepper n the palate is prominent and a � coffee like� bitterness lingers. Over the the next hour of decant, similar notes but less disjointed. A pleasure with a Christmas filet. Definitely life left in this.

2010 vintage

Initially out of Coravin then opened bottle. Good cork. Much better with air once bottle open. Dark fruits, spice, lick of vanilla from oak, very fine tannin (mostly integrated) with earthy notes and long finish. In a really great spot, suspect drink over next 5 or so years, possibly longer if you only want tertiary flavours.

2010 vintage

We pnp'd at lunch. It took a while to open up. Dark red fruit on the nose. The palate was berries, plums, a hint of pipe tobacco and some spice leading to moderately long finish.

2010 vintage

92 points

2010 vintage

Decanted 1 hour, however this bottle took about three hours to start showing it�s stuff, last bottle of six, paired with filet, asparagus and crusty baguette. Tons of typical dark Barossa fruit, integrated secondary notes of pepper, cloves, cinnamon, even a bit earthy. Pretty good Shiraz and a pleasure to drink!

2010 vintage

Nice Shiraz. Dark fruit with mocha and a little smoke. Tamed tannins and smooth finish. It is drinking very well right now.

2010 vintage

Opened a day earlier, let most of the bottle sit for a day. After a day, just a big, jammy and fruity Syrah. Fantastic.

2010 vintage

Decanted 1.5 hours, cellared since 3/2013, last tasted in 2016. A typically rich, dark, jammy Aussie Shiraz, smooth with hints of chocolate, coffee, pepper followed by a long smooth finish. Paired nicely with cast iron seared marinated hanger steak. Should hold for several more years in a proper environment!

2010 vintage

Good bottle of wine, but clearly past its prime. I will drink my last bottle soon.

2010 vintage

Sadly it was mildly corked

2010 vintage

So awesome

2010 vintage

Coravin it multiple times. Love it. Elegant Shiraz that has mellowed and integrated over the years. Typical aus eucalyptus nose wrapping the dark fruits. Expected more complexity and length. Medium finish with a touch of heat.

2010 vintage

Our friends also brought Tri-tip to cook on the Green Egg. Not just any Tri-tip. This is the Cardiff. On the packaging, it refers to a website called CardiffCrack.com and can be ordered from https://order.seasidemarket.com/ You should try this without question or hesitation and have some older Shiraz with it. This is the most tender & flavorful Tri-tip I�ve had...all of us. For me, most are too seasoned/salty and not all that tender. You could almost cut it with a …

2010 vintage

Single-blind Syrah from Anywhere (Virtual) : Single blind served covid style, so a 1/4 bottle in a glass jar that had been poured and sealed an hour previous. A whiff of eucalyptus on the nose spotted it as the Australian wine. It also has that suave elegant profile that some of the better Two Hands wines have had. Eucalyptus, dark chocolate, berries, very layered. I did not find this jammy at all. It is quite rich and with a liveliness, …

2010 vintage

Single Blind Tasting, with the following wines: - 1998 M. Chapoutier C�te-R�tie La Mordor�e 1999 P. Jaboulet Aine Hermitage La Chapelle 2009 Lillian Winery Syrah Blue Label 2010 Two Hands Shiraz Bellas Garden 2017 Boom Boom Syrah - The wines were poured in separate sealed glasses at 5:00 pm and consumed between 6:30 and 8:00 pm. The old world and new world wines were easy enough to figure out, this was due to the different styles of the wines and …

2010 vintage

Stunning

2010 vintage

Dark inky purple garnet colored, bright rich concentrated blackberry, black raspberry and cherry fruits with clove spice, mocha chocolate, expresso and menthol. https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2020/03/otbn-2002.html

2010 vintage

Cellared 7.4 years, 5th bottle of six, tremendous showing rich, yes jammy but in a good way. Plenty of blackberry, blueberry, black cherry, very long finish, in fact timed at over two minutes, yes I get some sweetness but not over the top. Paired with rare filet and roasted vegetables.

2010 vintage

Brilliant and bright Shiraz, full of fruit, medium acid, long finish, chocolate, berry, dried fruit, a little earth and underlying oak. Loved this wine and will probably get better over the next couple of years.

2010 vintage

Bllind Syrah (John's house) : Splash decanted and served blind. Consistent with my last note. The wine is definitely Aussie shiraz, is lush, big and rich. There is tobacco and earth. As others have noted, it is on the verge of being flabby, but manages to hold it together. I guessed Clarendon Hills - wrong.

2010 vintage

Worldwide Blind Syrah Tasting (3 Day Wine Review World Headquarters, Minneapolis, MN) : Menthol, big fruits, floral and spices. Medium plus finish. This is in a good place. Drink now to 2022. 3rsd place today!

2010 vintage

Blind Syrah From Anywhere (John's House, Mpls, MN) : Very dark red color. PNP, drank a glass single blind over 3 hours. This is a biggere wine, lots of ripe black fruit, blackberry, blackberry liqueur, full bodied, quite lot of vanillin, young, just a little sharper on the palate. Has this as Aussie and between the '06 Clarendon and this - guessed wrong. Should have known, as the Clarendon is not quite this flashy.

2010 vintage

Very full bodied. Rich and powerful. Had with a steak and salad.

2010 vintage

Beautiful wine right now.

2010 vintage

Dark as midnight out in the country. Dark fruit, underbrush and touch of iron ore gracefully cross the palate. Wonderful texture and depth. Layers of complexity give this the �x� factor. Everything is in balance. Great juice!

2010 vintage

Clear deep purple, with some deep ruby on the rim. Thick dark legs reveal a lot of extraction. The nose is clean, medium in intensity and developing, with aromas of ripe, jammy blackberries and black currant. There's also some dried asian herbs, coffee, leather and sweet baking spices. The palate is dry but very fruit-driven and consistent with the nose. The acidity and tannins are medium (+). The alcohol is high, but does not seem as high as the label …

2010 vintage

Inky purple. Very concentrated, dense new world profile. Forceful aromas of blueberry, lavender, pepper. At 15.5% ABV this is verging on fortified wine. The palate his equally concentrated and punchy, though well structured and enough acidity in support. A good wine, if not an everyday drinker. Not really my style but fun to try these Aussie beasts every once in a while.

2010 vintage

Southern Hemisphere Wines (Jason's House) : Slow o'd for 3 hours. This wine was the favorite shiraz at a Southern Hemisphere tasting. The wine is definitely Aussie shiraz, is lush, big and rich. There is tobacco and earth. As others have noted, it is on the verge of being flabby, but manages to hold it together.

2010 vintage

Dark and brooding. Full of black and blue fruit with the requisite touches of clove and pepper but none (thankfully) of the metallic or medicinal notes that often accompany a good Shiraz. This has always been our favorite offering from this producer. Interestingly, the night before we had enjoyed the 2008 Chateau Tanunda 100 year vines offering. The Lily’s Garden seemed a touch more tannic and not quite as smooth but it is still fabulous.

2010 vintage

NobleRottersSydney - Gordon's Two Hands + specials (360 Bar & Dining, Sydney) : {cork, 14.8%} [Gordon] Plush caramel, menthol, blackberry. Warm palate, a touch baked, with minimal powdery tannin. Has a sense of being a fruity milkshake in a way; suffers a bit from soft (ie. verging on “lack of”) structure. Has a medium length finish, it’s medium/full-bodied in a crowd-pleasing way, with an otherwise erratic palate; drink now. Vies with Bella’s as the pick of the Gardens for me.

2010 vintage

NobleRottersSydney - Gordon's Two Hands + specials (360 Bar & Dining, Sydney) : {cork, 15%} [Gordon] I wondered for a while if this was somehow ‘not right’; it had a big black olive nose, with coconut and glue-like oak. Almost industrial, but with hygiene. Dill aromas. The palate blooms with big flavours, but then collapses; super pruney fruit kicks things things off but can’t sustain a finish beyond short-medium. Nothing much beyond the front-palate, no real structure evident; no finish …

2010 vintage

integrated delicious a good drinking window now

2010 vintage

Complex flavours but very smooth. Tannins were not strong. Decanted for about half an hour. Pepper and blackberry flavours came through.

2010 vintage

Drinking very nicely right now. Smooth, still with lots of red and black fruit and mellow tannins.

2010 vintage

Very sweet initially, black fruits, vanilla. After 4.5 hours in the decanter more savoury soy sauce/beef broth notes came through giving it better balance. Long decant if drinking now.

2010 vintage

Drink very nicely after a short decant. Blue berries. Long finish.

2010 vintage

Typical Aussie Shiraz dark inky color, blue fruits in the nose, some heat. On the palate there was plenty of simple black cherries, dark currants, cherry cola, still some tannins to integrate. This bottle was not as good as the previous 3 I have noted, still a good Shiraz none the less.

2010 vintage

2010 Two Hands Garden Series plus a lot more (Colonial Beverage, Chesterland Ohio) : I think a unanimous last place of the group although still a fine wine. Its biggest issue was a geranium quality that went from either being disliked or a distraction depending on the taster. Inky purple. The nose has black cherries, geraniums, and black pepper. On the palate, both the black raspberries and geraniums (think green) carry thru. Plenty of tannins and somewhat tight, this should …

2010 vintage

2010 Two Hands Garden Series plus a lot more (Colonial Beverage, Chesterland Ohio) : Inky purple in color. The nose has cedar, black raspberries, a bit of coffee grounds and a bit of eucalyptus. Soft texture despite a still good amount of tannins. On the palate, it turns more black cherry along with the black raspberries. It keeps opening to show a nice complexity. Long finish. A slight amount of heat.

2010 vintage

Jammy, but not over the top, plenty of dark fruit, some vanilla, hints of spice, tannins seem to be mostly integrated.

2010 vintage

Living Legends of Wine Hosted by Esquin (Esquin Sky Lounge above their store in Seattle, Washington) : Deep garnet color. Alcohol, currant, and violet on the nose. In the mouth, lots of blue/black fruit, especially plum. Quite plush. More plum on the finish, with pepper and tannins. I am not sure why this was thrown into a Chapoutier / Gaja tasting; it suffered in comparison. Double decanted 5 hours before Chapoutier/Gaja tasting hosted by Esquin.

2010 vintage

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