Two Tims Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010
SINGLE VINEYARD MCLAREN VALE UNDER $10! SAVE OVER $190 A DOZEN! 92 POINT RATING.
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DESCRIPTION
The Two Tim's logo, is a black square & a red and white "T" split in two, one side representing Tim Hunt, grape grower & the other side Tim Geddes winemaker; hence the Two Tim's.
Tim Hunt, a 5th generation South Australian is the grape grower on a property with ancient soils of the Willunga fault piedmont in the southern Mt Lofty ranges with a northerly aspect. Tim Geddes came across the "ditch" from NZ in 1985 to do his wine making course at Roseworthy Agricultural College. Geddes worked with renowned McLaren Vale wine maker Wayne Thomas & during their time together the winery twice won the prestigious McLaren Vale Bushing King title [2004 & 2006] and the RAHS wine show top trophy [2005]. Geddes took over the boutique winery 6 years ago & is the quiet achiever, who has won many trophies in that time.
Being good friends, both Tim's decided in 2009 to put together the TWO TIM'S label with Hunt supplying grapes from his vine yard & Geddes his expertise to produce a wine that wine writer Philip White feels is worth mid $20 to mid $30 a bottle. As it is a single vineyard wine, each year expresses much of the seasonal influences of the region, which makes it more exciting for wine lovers.
The 2010 was a more typical McLaren Vale vintage, warm to hot during the days & cool nights with foothill winds, making an aromatic, soft, round wine with some fine grained tannins.
92 PT RATING
"This wine has got its business together since bottling. It has homogenized and will continue to do so: in fact it looks more of a baby now its components can be seen in better light. It's a strapping, insistent, velvety wine showing a lot more finesse and elegance. Its blackberries have found themselves a pleasant pastry tart to be part of (even garnished with a couple of fresh blackberry leaves and a dob of whipped cream), however the fruit is not at all jammy or cooked, but slender, dry, and appetizing. It seems more southern French/Spanish border than typically fulsome, spongy McLaren Vale at this stage, and its alcohol level seems lower than that fifteen number. The bay leaf/juniper/dusty tannins are feisty now, but will mellow nicely over the next six months as the fruit remembers its role. Compared to rivals of similar form, it fits much more in the local artisan camp than industrial, which would put it typically between $22 and $35 retail. While it's still infant, and nowhere near its best, I'm confident it'll cruise up the points from a current 89+ into the 92 range." Philip White, January 2012.
BOTTLE TOPS: STELVIN
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 15.0%