2009 Two Hands Lily's Garden Shiraz

Wine Spectator
"93 pts ... Focused, juicy and vibrant, with raspberry, blackberry and pomegranate flavors, weaving in hints of violet, slate and loamy earth as the finsih takes off smartly. Offers depth and intensity, without much weight. Best from 2012 through 2020."

Stephen Tanzer
"93 pts ... Sexy aromas of boysenberry, cherry-vanilla and raspberry preserves, with spicecake and cracked pepper notes adding energy. Juicy, vibrant dark berry flavors show liqueur-like depth and very good back-end lift. Supple tannins make a late appearance on the finish, which clings with impressive tenacity. This is pliant and juicy enough to drink now but I'd bet on it being even better in a few years."

James Halliday
"93 pts ... Dark in colour and character, with dense black fruit, mocha and a splash of complexing thyme; the palate is thickly textured, extremely ripe and very chewy, with tar and licorice prominent on the finish. Drink through 2025."

Winemaker's Notes
"A burst of juicy red fruits on the early palate that remains throughout. As the fruit builds the mocha notes become more prevalent and finally the firm but fine tannins kick in and hold the palate together, balanced with subtle vanillin oak."

Technical Notes
"The grapes were crushed into and fermented in open top potters, with regular pump overs twice daily to extract colour and tannin. The grapes were then pressed and the wine was transferred to tank and then racked to barrel for oak maturation. 18 months in 20% new American oak hogsheads, the balance in 1, 2 and 3 year old American oak. Cellar potential 10-12 years. 15.4% alc.""