Personalised Two Hands Ares Shiraz Flagship Series 2019 14.2% 750ml

Personalised Two Hands Ares Shiraz Flagship Series 2019 14.2% 750ml

Tasting Notes

Appearance
Deep impenetrable black.

Aroma
A tight drawn in bouquet on opening, slowly dark chocolate, deep cassis, liquorice, dried herbs, smoke, cedar, clove, mocha and condensed plum jelly emerge.

Palate
The dense fruits are coating over the palate, it throw layers of fruit at you which are easy to visualise along your palate. This is deep, slow moving with a great persistence, this is unashamedly Barossa Shiraz. Very few places the world over can make a wine with such depth, persistence, inner energy and light weight, the tannins are uber silky and seem to have an ability to continue to caress the mouth. I find the quality of the tannins here to be quite magical and this wine will be admired and enjoyed over a number of generations.

Winemakers comments
With a strong commitment to the philosophy of ‘quality without compromise’, Two Hands Wines use a strict classification process to ensure that only the best barrels each vintage are deemed worthy of being bottled as a Two Hands product. Six months after vintage, every barrel in the winery is blind tasted by Proprietor Michael Twelftree and Cheif Wine maker Richard Langford and given a classification grade associated with its place in the Two Hands portfolio: from A+ to D (and anything C or below not used in Two Hands final production). With this focus on detail, it means only the best barrels make it through and quality is maintained even in the toughest vintages, albeit at lower quantities.

Cellaring potential
Predicting ageability is a bit like throwing a dart at a dart board but here I am very happy to predict a slow evolution, a recent 2004 was still so primary, tight and evolving at a snail’s pace.

Range notes
Inspired by the myths of ancient Greece the Flagship Series is headed by Ares, the bold, passionate and strong God of War, a perfect fit for the pinnacle of the Two Hands Collection.

Vinification
Shiraz is at the heart of the Two Hands story and our vineyard selections give us access to some of the greatest parcels of Shiraz grapes in the country. Each year, every one of the 1,500 barrels of Shiraz is tasted in the search for the very finest cuvée to represent Ares, the pinnacle of our Shiraz production. The handful of barrels that make it through are matured for 20 months in new and one-year-old French oak, and retasted again and again to ensure only the best make the final blend. A statuesque, powerful and deeply flavoure wine that combines elegance and vivacity.