Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella’s Garden 2004

Two Hands

Shiraz Barossa Valley
Bella’s Garden 2004
95 / $50
Australia
1,500 cases imported

Two Hands, a partnership of Richard Mintz and Michael Twelftree, has quickly become one of Australia’s powerhouses. Of the half-dozen regional wines Two Hands makes from purchased grapes, the Barossa-based Bella’s Garden Shiraz is always among the best. Sixteen vineyards in the Barossa Valley go into this wine; the parcels are fermented separately before blending.

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Two Hands Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella’s Garden 2005

Two Hands
Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella’s Garden 2005

95 points / $60
5,000 cases made
Australia

Two Hands partners Richard Mintz and Michael Twelftree have excelled with their Garden Series, six regional Shiraz bottlings made with purchased grapes. Bella’s Garden, from Barossa, is often the best of them. Shiraz for the 2005 Bella’s came from nine sites, picked relatively early to preserve freshness and acidity. To better highlight the terroir, the wine receives only 20 percent new French oak, significantly less than most top-tier Barossa Shiraz bottlings.