2010 Two Hands Bella's Garden Shiraz

Winemaker's Notes
"Black to the core, with a magenta rim. Aromas of cherries, plus, chocolate, cedar, spice and scorched earth. Very seductive. On the palate, Dense plums explode onto the palate with spice, subtle chocolate and tar. The fine tannin backbone rolls on and on from the mid palate, surrounding by fresh juiciness, dark fruit and subtle oak. 15% alc."

Technical Notes
"De-stemmed, crushed and fermented in 5, 7 and 10 tonne open top fermenters with three regular pump overs during peak fermentation to extract colour and tannin. Average time 'on skins' was 16 days, before the free run was drained to tank and the pressing combined. After 24 hours, the wine was then racked to barrel. Malolactic fermentation took place in barrel, the wine was then racked off lees, tidied up and returned to oak. Minimal fining and unfiltered prior to bottling."