Two Hands Lily’s Garden Shiraz 2021

The commitment here to showcasing Pandora’s box of shiraz is admirable, each cuvee 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 has more of an old-school astringency feeling than the other cuvees. 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. Drink or hold [into the mid-late 2030s]. Score – 95. (Ned Goodwin, MW, jamessuckling.com, Aug. 1, 2023)