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Last Thursday, I opened the 2001 Two Hands Bull and Bear Cabernet/Shiraz . Like other 2001s I've tasted from the Barossa, this was a big, dark, brooding wine. On the nose, I detected licorice and confectionary sugar -- two aromas I associate with shiraz -- but little blackberry or black fruit. Inste...

Howdy all, After much anticipation I finally opened my sole bottle of 86 Grange. A classmate and I had originally purchased the bottle with the intention of drinking it upon our graduation from graduate school. This past weekend, several years late, we pulled the cork. The 86 Lafite will have to wai...

I'll decant the Grange and leave the HoG alone another couple of years. Assuming I can find a Grange-worthy BYO tonight, I'll post impressions soon.

Jon

Any experiences with either wine lately? The 96 Hill of Grace is one of the best shiraz I've ever tasted, but that was two years ago and I'd hate for the wine to be shut down tight. Help me make an informed decision

Jon

I suspect I'll open a bottle of the 01 Heysen in a few weeks, when another Veritas junky comes to visit, and hide the other Hanisch and Heysen in the back of my cellar. If I open the Heysen, I'll post some notes. Also, thanks for the heads up on the 02 Heysen. We barrel tasted some barrels of the 02...

After convincing myself I already have too much wine, I just sprung for some of Rolf Binder's 2001 Hanisch and Heysen Shiraz and a couple of Aussie Chards from the Margaret River. Since I tasted the 2001s out of the barrel with Rolf, I decided I owed it to him to buy a few bottles. (And I happened t...