2021 Two Hands Lily's Garden Shiraz, McLaren Vale

The commitment here to showcasing Pandora's box of shiraz is admirable, each cuvée 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 tends to a feel of older-school astringency on other cuvées. 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.

95 points NG MW winecompanion.com.au

The pick of the bunch from the McLaren Vale vineyards, Lily's Garden is a generous wine with cascading blue fruits and a rich long palate.

Displaying lovely fruit restraint with gentle notes of blueberry, mulberry, plum, and blueberry pastille, which slowly emerge with air contact. Hints of white pepper, warm granite and French lavender add layers of complexity and intrigue. Big chewy tannins emerge through the mid-palate, creating a very muscular structure that runs the length of the palate.

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