Two Hands Tenacity Old Vine Shiraz 2018

TAST­ING NOTES FROM THE CURATOR

The Maclaren Vale in South Aus­tralia is home to the Two Hands Tenac­i­ty Shi­raz, a red deep ruby, almost plum col­ored wine with a gor­geous aro­ma of berries and chocolates.

Soft and mid-acidic, this dry and bold red wine tastes of plum, black­ber­ry, vanil­la, oak and spices on the palate. It’s a rich drink, but one that goes down easy and smooth.

PREPA­RA­TION AND PAIRINGS

The shi­raz is Australia’s most pop­u­lar grape vari­ety, and this Fleurieu mas­ter­piece shines its bright­est paired with aged cheeses, like ched­dar or manchego.

Have a glass of it with a good, juicy steak, or an herb grilled chicken.

Shi­raz also goes incred­i­bly with dark choco­late desserts. This Two Hands Tenac­i­ty is a per­fect drink to have on the table, from appe­tiz­er to afters.

A TALE OF TWO HANDS

In Sep­tem­ber of 1999, Michael Twelftree and Richard Mintz decid­ed (at a friend’s engage­ment par­ty, no less!) to cre­ate their own wine and intro­duce it to the world stage. The for­mer already had his back­ground in Aus­tralian wine export, and the lat­ter was a CEO in one of Barossa Valley’s lead­ing cooper­ages. Wine-mak­ing was a path that was inevitable. 

In the year 2000, with only 17 tonnes of fruit from Maclaren Vale and Padth­away wine regions, they went full steam ahead. Present­ly, Two Hands Wines is one of Australia’s best and most dec­o­rat­ed wineries.

Storage Instructions

Store unopened red wines in a cool, dry, and dark place safe from con­stant vibra­tion. Keep your bot­tle hor­i­zon­tal in a wine rack or cel­lar to retain the moist­ness of the cork. The ide­al tem­per­a­ture for stor­age is between 16 to 18°C. Once opened, a bot­tle will be good for 3 to 5 days stand­ing upright in the refrigerator.