2006 Two Hands Harry & Edward’s Garden Shiraz, Langhorne Creek, South Australia

I purchased this wine after tasting it at the Vancouver International Wine Festival in March of 2009. This Shiraz is part of the Two Hands Garden Series, Premium Shiraz from 6 different growing regions of Australia. They are:

1-Bella’s Garden from Barossa Valley

2-Harry and Edward’s Garden from Langhorne Creek

3-Lily’s Garden from McLaren Vale

4-Max’s Garden from Heathcote

5- Samantha’s Garden from Claire Valley and

6-Sophie’s Garden from Padthaway

Generally I prefer cooler climate Shiraz like Claire Valley, Heathcote and Langhorne Creek; a cooler climate makes for less jammy wines with better acidity, lower alcohol and a more elegant wines.

This wine opened up with ripe dark fruits (blueberry, blackberry and plums), violet, eucalyptus and cedar. The palate is medium to full body with rich fruits flavours, pepper and savoury notes, balance acidity and grainy tannins. The finish is long and peppery. This Shiraz has loads of fruit but it’s never goes into the jammy territory as acidity and tannins hold this wine together, bringing complexity and structure to this delicious Shiraz.

This wine was purchased in BC (Vancouver Wine Show) 2009, $75.00