The idea for Two Hands was born in September 1999 when founders Michael Twelftree and Richard Mintz sat at a friend’s engagement party and decided it was time to make their own wine and market it on the world stage. The original aim was, and still is, to make the best possible Shiraz-based wines from prized growing regions throughout Australia. With so much Australian wine being sold around the globe under multi-region labels in a formulaic style, the intention was to break the mould and showcase the diversity of Australian Shiraz by highlighting regional and vineyard characteristics by allowing the fruit to be the primary feature of the wines.

Winemaking

The Coach House Block Shiraz comes from an Estate grown single vineyard near the tiny hamlet of Greenock in the Barossa Valley. Purchased in 2001, the Coach House vineyard (formally known as the Branson Coach House) produces exceptional Barossa Valley Shiraz, but one block amongst the 18 acres of vineyard has continually proven to be special. Known internally as Highway Block, this special block has consistently come up as Single Vineyard quality each vintage, during the blind tasting barrel trials.Greenock sub-region. 25-year-old vines growing at an altitude of 256 m on a deep grey-red loam containing coarse quartz and ironstone gravel over clay. Average rainfall of 450 mm.

Tasting notes

Hits the palate with classic western Barossa generosity. Sweet and savoury notes intertwine. Spicy plums, blue fruits and lavender dominate. Interesting noes of balsam and baking spices along with milk chocolate add depth and layers. Tannins are chewy in nature and run long on a detailed and complex palate.