Collectors Lot 222

EXTRAORDINARY TWO HANDS

2- 750 ml bottles each except as noted – 23 bottles total

Two Hands Brave Faces 2005

A brilliant effort, this wine is a small barrel-aged (20% new) blend of 70% Shiraz and 30% Grenache. Flamboyant aromas of black and red fruits, spice box, flowers, and toast are followed by a rich wine with loads of texture and glycerin as well as a heady, full-throttle yet velvety finish.  RP 94

Two Hands Angel’s Share 2005

From McLaren Vale, this wine is the only Two Hands cuvee aged completely in American wood and is a wine of considerable intensity. Its inky/purple color is accompanied by scents of graphite, smoky oak, black currants, chocolate, and cedar. RP 92

Two Hands Angel’s Share 2007

This wine reveals a Cote-Rotie-like nose with its scents of mineral, meat, game and bacon. On the palate there is plenty of sweet, spicy blueberry fruit, silky tannin, and incipient complexity. RP 91

Two Hands Angel’s Share 2008

This wine has a deep ruby color and ripe, smoky aromas of blackberry and cherry pie, with notes of licorice and dark chocolate. It is broad and jammy, offering sweet dark berry flavors and a slow-building cocoa quality and finishes supple and sweet, with a repeating licorice note and zesty mineral and spice qualities. International Wine Cellar 90

Two Hands Semillon Cane Cut for Love or Money 2004

This wine is medium to full-bodied with attractive honeyed sweetness. It offers honeysuckle and tropical fruit notes along with a touch of botrytis. This brilliant operation is a credit to the meticulous winemaking of Michael Twelftree and his staff! RP 90 (1 bottle)

Two Hands Max’s Garden Heathcote 2004

Moving up in price as well as quality are the firm’s regional expressions of Shiraz, all of which can be unhesitatingly recommended. It possesses firm tannin along with hints of red and black fruits, and good acidity. RP 90+

Two Hands Gnarly Dudes 2005

This wine delivers notes of pepper, violets, blueberry, and blackberry. This leads to a full-bodied wine with excellent blue fruit flavors and bright acidity. The tannins are soft and well-integrated, the finish long and pure. RP 90

Two Hands Sophie’s Garden 2005

This wine is sourced from Padthaway and gives up notes of clove, soy, leather, pepper, and blackberry. It is the most tannic of the Garden Series. RP 91

Two Hands Semillon Cane Cut for Love or Money 2006

This wine is medium gold-colored with a honeyed, marmalade perfume and is fat and sweet on the palate.

Two Hands Brave Faces 2006

The 2006 Shiraz is slightly muted aromatically but notes of cedar, spice box, and blueberry make an appearance. This is followed by a medium to full-bodied wine with ample bright fruit. It is supple-textured, and well-balanced.

Two Hands Lily’s Garden 2006

This wine comes from McLaren Vale and it reveals a complex aromatic array including balsam wood, spice box, violets, earth notes, pepper, blueberry, and blackberry. It has outstanding grip, depth, and a lengthy, pure finish. RP 92

Two Hands Brilliant Disguise Moscato 2008

This wine offers a delectable nose of spring flowers, honey, and baking spices. On the palate it is off dry and slightly effervescent in the style of Moscato d’Asti along with lively acidity and low (7%) alcohol. It is a candidate for booty-call wine of the year. RP 90

Donated by Linda and Curt Lumsden

Back to Collectors Lots