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The commitment here to showcasing Pandora's box of shiraz is admirable, each cuvee strongly tethered to its respective region. Here, McLaren Vale fruitcake and baking spices, clove, star anise and boysenberry. The palate expands admirably, absorbing the kit of oak that has more of an old-school astringency feeling than the other cuvees. The finish, pulsing, saline and long, shedding the obvious sweetness with air as the tannins grow in stature and grasp the wine's scruff, imparting a confident augur of age-worthiness. Drink or hold [into the mid-late 2030s]. Score - 95. (Ned Goodwin, MW, jamessuckling.com, Aug. 1, 2023)
Composed of Shiraz selected from the Holy Grail Vineyard in Seppeltsfield, the 2015 My Hands is Two Hands's ultra-luxe wine. It spent two years in French oak hogsheads (300-liter barrels) prior to bottling, and then aged in the company cellars until release. Not made every year, the 2015 offers densely packed aromas of creosote, cedar, vanilla, mocha, cola, plums and blackberries. It's a big, full-bodied wine (15.3% alcohol on the label) but doesn't show any heat, the alcohol ably buffered by the wine's admirable concentration. Flavors of maple syrup and roasted meat give the wine a savory balance to the layers of fruit, while the rich, velvety tannins form plush waves of texture on the palate, lingering on the finish. Still youthful, I suspect it will age well for at least 15 years. Drink date: 2021-2035. Score - 98. (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, July 31, 2020)
The 2020 Coach House Block Seppeltsfield Road Greenock Shiraz is brooding and dense, and the tannins, which whorl around on the palate, are spread out and omnipresent, leaving me with thoughts of galaxies and stars. The fruit is black and spicy, and with all things taken into account, this is one of the spicier, more exciting wines in the high-quality single-vineyard lineup. Through the mid-palate and finish, there is a spool of exotic spice and fine tannin, and it lingers and draws you in for another sip. Very smart. Drink date: 2022-2032. Score - 95+. (Erin Larkin, robertparker.com, Sept. 15, 2022)
The 2021 Secret Block Wildlife Road Moppa Hills Shiraz is concentrated and delicious. It is full of flavor, full of tannin and totally harmonious in its dialed-up volume of both. This is an excellent, superb wine. It's my favorite in this 2021 release. 14.3% alcohol, sealed under Diam. Drink date: 2023-2036. Score - 97. (Erin Larkin, robertparker.com, Aug. 24, 2023)
The 2021 Coach House Block Seppeltsfield Road Greenock Shiraz is huge, firm and savory. The fruit speaks of blueberries and licorice, the tannins are earthy and unyielding, and the finish is minty - like spearmint oil spritzed onto roasted black berries. It also has notes of cracked fennel seeds and roast beef crust. It's a lovely wine. (Coming back to this again, at the end of the tasting, this is the most complete, concentrated and balanced wine of the lot. I can't help but think that these wines just need so much treatment: decanting, aeration, etc., for them to come alive. My points have come up from the original score.) 14.3% alcohol, sealed under Diam. Drink date: 2023-2033. Score - 95. (Erin Larkin, robertparker.com, Aug. 24, 2023)
This 2021 Shiraz Holy Grail single vineyard from Seppeltsfield is a seamless wine offering an aromatic feast of wood smoke, blackberry and roast spice with excellent purity and focus. Beautifully pitched with immaculate structure to standout, a firm seam of tannins supports layers of embryonic granite, earth and spice. The sheer composure and balance mark this as a classic with years ahead of it. Drinking window: 2029-2040. Score - 96. (Angus Hughson, vinous.com, June 22, 2023)
In the 2020 range, this 2020 Waterfall Block Waterfall Gully Road Burnside Shiraz is sweet and soft, but after 40 minutes or so in the glass, the wine has started to throw off some of its sweet fruit and really lean into the earthy tannins that hold it together. Very smart and getting better with every minute that passes. Drink date: 2022-2032. Score - 94+. (Erin Larkin, robertparker.com, Sept. 15, 2022)
The 2021 Yacca Block Menglers Hill Shiraz is from Eden Valley and veritably pours flavor and concentration down the throat. This is compelling, intense and complex in its outlay of flavor, all the while confined to a very precise tannic structure. A decant is a must - the wine shows it is compressed and coiled within the glass currently, with the tannins only just starting to fan and splay at the very end of this tasting. This is a remarkable wine. Drink date: 2023-2036. Score - 96+. (Erin Larkin, robertparker.com, Aug. 24, 2023)
This 2020 Shiraz Dave's Block Blythmans Road Blewitt Springs is an elegant wine with balanced deli meat and purple berries. The flavors carry over the palate and through into the finish and linger long after the wine has gone. Pink peppercorns and crushed granite, briny acidity and sheets of nori. A really lovely wine that is coming out of its shell as we speak. I think this will only improve, and it's already very good. Drink date: 2022-2036. Score - 95+. (Erin Larkin, robertparker.com, Sept. 15, 2022)