Two Hands 'Fields of Joy' Clare Valley Shiraz 2021 (Australia)

Two Hands 'Fields of Joy' Clare Valley Shiraz 2021 (Australia)French oak Glazed berries Aniseed & fennel Medium bodied A moderately weighted palate coats the mouth. This has presession with fine line and length. Piercing and elegant run the fruits along your palate, here we have a medium bodied dry red that caresses and endures, this is a very easy and enjoyable ride the showcases the best that the Clare Valley can offer, delicate, melting and delicious. 2021 Fields of Joy shines a brilliant pungent purple in

• French oak
• Glazed berries
• Aniseed & fennel
• Medium-bodied

A moderately weighted palate coats the mouth. This has presession with fine line and length. Piercing and elegant run the fruits along your palate, here we have a medium bodied dry red that caresses and endures, this is a very easy and enjoyable ride the showcases the best that the Clare Valley can offer, delicate, melting and delicious. 2021 Fields of Joy shines a brilliant pungent purple in the glass, classic Clare Valley. Showcasing aromas of scorched earth, violets, glazed berries, cedar, fennel, aniseed and fresh plum.

Clare’s climate is Mediterranean with typically warm to hot summers and cool to cold winters. The temperature leads to slower and more even ripening, allowing the region to make some of the best Rieslings in Australia and plush medium-bodied reds.

Clare Valley 2020 had great late-winter and early-spring rains which led to an even budburst, good early canopy. Over early Summer cool and dry conditions produced solid yields and fruit with great character and natural acidity. Dryer conditions started to present from November onwards. Luckily there wasn’t a period of extended weather extremes for the vines to contend with. These conditions continued into picking and the start of vintage in 2021, allowing for slow, even ripening of the fruit and excellent flavour.

Crushed and fermented in three and five tonne open top fermenters with regular pump overs; three daily during peak fermentation. Following an average of 12 days of maceration, the dry free run was drained to tank. The skins were then pressed and the pressings combined with the free run, the wine was then racked to barrel. Minimal fining and non-filtered. Maturation was for 15 months in one to five year old French oak hogsheads and puncheons.

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