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Sourced from a small mature vineyard high in the Barossa western ranges, our Secret Block Shiraz displays an amazing aromatic profile, soft mouth-feel with wonderful structure and very silky tannins.

Secret by name, and secret by nature, this magical vineyard hides behind multiple locked gates and windy trails, nestled away with some of the region’s best vineyards. Along with picturesque views of the Barossa and Eden Valley, this vineyard offers high-quality fruit that has always shone, even through the most difficult of vintages.

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VITICULTURE

VINEYARD LOCATION: Moppa Hills, Barossa Valley
GROWER: Kalleske Family
BLOCK: East Block
SURFACE: 2.5Ac
SOIL PROFILE: Deep grey-red loam containing coarse quartz and ironstone gravel over clay
PLANTING ORIENTATION: East to West
ELEVATION: 335m
AVERAGE VINE AGE: 21 years
CLONE: 1654
PLANTATION DENSITY: 3 meter rows and 2 meter vine spacing
AVERAGE RAINFALL: 450mm
CULTURAL METHOD: Spur pruned, Aussie sprawl

WINEMAKING

FIRST VINTAGE: 2011
CURRENT VINTAGE: 2021
AVERAGE PRODUCTION: 4 Barrels

VINIFICATION: One small parcel from this single block was crushed and de-stemmed into a single 5-tonne open top fermenter. The time spent on skins was 10 days with 2-3 pump overs daily. All free run and pressings were combined in tank and after 24 hours the wine was then racked off gross lees to barrel, where malolactic fermentation occurred. The wine was bottled with minimum fining and no filtration.

Aged 18 months in 20% new French oak and 2/3 year old hogsheads. Always bottled in November the following vintage.

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BACK VINTAGES

Our wines at Two Hands are crafted to last. There is nothing quite like the appreciation of opening a treasured gem that has been ageing gracefully in your cellar and savouring the development of the aromas and palate over the months and years.

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