Two Hands, Secret Block Shiraz

Two Hands, Secret Block ShirazOpaque purple. Explosive black and blue fruit aromas are complicated by candied licorice, mocha, Indian spices and a hint of floral oil. Deeply concentrated and expansive on the palate, offering sweet blackcurrant and blueberry liqueur flavors that gain energy and spiciness with air. This palate staining wine shows surprising vivacity and focus on the long, smoke tinged finish, which is framed by smooth, sweet tannins that are quickly absorbed by the

sandy soils

plummy flavors

This very firm effort is really quite good and very Cazetiers in basic character

This is close to its peak

linear and precise finish

(vinified with ~30% whole clusters)

The caressing but decidedly punchy medium weight flavors also display fine delineation that carries over to the youthfully austere

the 2021 Saint Joseph Lieu-Dit La Dardouille has a ruby/purple hue to go with a perfumed

Here too there are whiffs of sulfur but not so much as to completely mask the aromas of green apple

Spottswoode's 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon boasts a concentrated

finely-grained structure in the mouth

This too is ultra-floral in character with a slightly spicier nose of hazelnut and an appealingly layered blend of both yellow and white orchard fruit