Two Hands "Ares" Shiraz, Barossa Valley 2002

Saturated purple.

Smoky, grilled meat, earth nose with a load of black fruit underneath. Slight heat. Hint of popcorn/sulfide too. Then black pepper ... this thing is reacting strongly with air.

Creamy and mouthcoating, edgeless. Sneaky structure creeps up slowly. Spicy, earthy, black pepper flavors. Fruit submerged, at present. Then an exotic note of peach pit. Long, fine finish.

Day 3 - Deep earth, pepper, nut aromatics. Round, creamy and sweet in the mouth, with great, grainy, concentration. There's a blackberry custard flavor here, too. Long, slightly saline finish.

$100