Two Hands Wine

98pts	The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon "Aphrodite" presents a nose of toasty oak, smoke, pencil lead, black currants, and licorice. Full-bodied and layered, it is structured for extended cellaring. The tannins are present but well-concealed and there is more than ample fruit for balance. Give this big Cabernet 10-12 years in the cellar and drink it through 2035.
95pts	The 2005 Shiraz "Ares" is a glass-coating opaque purple. The nose delivers tar, scorched earth, saddle leather, blueberry, and a hint of chocolate. Opulent, layered, and intensely flavored, it has excellent integration of oak, tannin, and acidity and enough hidden structure to evolve for up to a decade. Drink this tasty Shiraz through 2025.
92pts	The 2005 Grenache "Aerope" was aged in 4- to 5-year-old American oak. It offers aromas of garrigue, sage, cassis, and cherry jam. Thick and rich, it is velvety on the palate with intense, pure flavors and a long, fruit-filled finish.
93pts	The 2006 Shiraz "Angel's Share" has an expressive perfume of cedar, wood smoke, leather, pencil lead, pepper, and blueberry muffin. Velvety-textured and ripe, it has outstanding depth and length and a harmonious personality. Drink it over the next 6-8 years.
90pts	The 2005 Shiraz "Bad Impersonator" was sourced from a single vineyard and aged in French oak, 20% new. It offers a bouquet of cedar, spice box, pepper, clove, and blueberry. This leads to a layered wine with excellent depth, silky tannins, fine balance and even some elegance. Drink this lengthy, fruit-filled wine over the next 6 years.
90pts	The 2005 Shiraz "Gnarly Dudes" delivers notes of pepper, scorched earth, violets, blueberry, and blackberry. This leads to a full-bodied wine with excellent blue fruit flavors, bright acidity, but just a bit of narrowness on the mid-palate. The tannins are soft and well-integrated, the finish long and pure. Drink this lip-smacking Shiraz over the next 6 years.
90pts	The 2006 Grenache "Yesterday's Hero" was aged in old American oak for 9 months. Medium ruby-colored, it has a fragrant perfume of black cherry and creme de cassis followed by a forward, full-bodied, ripe wine with a velvety texture. This pure expression has excellent depth and a long, fruit-filled finish. Drink it now and over the next 3 years.

93pts	The 2005 Shiraz "Bella's Garden" was sourced from Barossa Valley. Opaque purple in color, it offers a reticent perfume of pencil lead, blueberry, and blackberry. Supple, ripe, and with all components in harmony, this medium-bodied Shiraz has uplifting acidity, excellent depth, and a lengthy finish. It will evolve for 3-5 years and drink well through 2020.
91pts	The 2005 Shiraz "Harry & Edward's Garden" comes from Langhorne Creek. It offers a complex but slightly muted bouquet with notes of eucalyptus and black currants. This leads to a full-bodied wine with a plush palate-feel, well-integrated tannins, excellent depth and concentration, and a long, pure finish. It will continue to evolve for several years and can be enjoyed through 2020.
94pts	The 2005 Shiraz "Lily's Garden" from McLaren Vale has a splendid nose of cedar, scorched earth, violets, spice box, saddle leather, and blueberry pie. Rich and super-concentrated, it has layers of ripe flavors, a soft blanket of tannins, and terrific complexity. This surprisingly elegant Shiraz will evolve for 8-10 years and drink well through 2025.
94pts	The 2005 Shiraz "Samanth's Garden" is from the Clare Valley. Purple-colored, it has a fragrant perfume of floral notes, violets, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. In an elegant style, it has layered ripe fruit, a velvety texture, well-integrated tannins and plenty of complexity on the mid-palate. There is enough structure for 3-5 years of evolution and it will drink well through 2020.
91pts	The 2005 Shiraz "Sophie's Garden," sourced from Padthaway, gives up notes of clove, soy, leather, pepper, and blackberry. It is the most tannic of the Garden Series and somewhat muted. Perhaps 6-8 years in the cellar will alllow the wine to blossom but that is a gamble.
90pts	The only non-red table wine in the extensive lineup is the 2007 Moscato "Brilliant Disguise". A dead-ringer for a top Moscato d'Asti, it has attractive floral and honey aromas, a light-body, crisp, off-dry flavors, and excellent length. It is an ideal aperitif for a hot summer day but it should be drunk within its first year of release.