Two Hands Wines source premium fruit from six of the finest Shiraz growing regions in Australia, including Barossa Valley, Eden Valley, Clare Valley, McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills and Heathcote, Victoria, from which we produce the Garden Series of wines. The Garden Series aims to showcase the distinguishing characteristics of Shiraz, Australia’s most well-known and widely planted grape variety, when grown in different, premium wine regions. Each region produces fruit with hallmark flavours representative of where they are grown and the unique climatic conditions and soil types.
Bella’s Garden is a blend of our finest Shiraz barrels from across the region. The Barossa Valley is one of Australia’s oldest wine regions, with existing plantings of Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvèdre vines that are over 125 years old. Two Hands has produced this wine since the first vintage in 2000 and it has become a favourite among many of our followers and Shiraz lovers everywhere.
The fruit for this wine is predominately sourced from vineyards in the Barossa’s western ranges, encompassing the Greenock/Seppeltsfield/Marananga area of the region. The soil profile, made up of red-brown earth over schist, on this side of the valley creates masculine tannins and richness through the palate. Lower yielding, small bunches provide a large fruit concentration. For more information on the unique soil profiles of the various sub-regions within the Barossa visit The Barossa Grounds website.
Bella’s Garden label colour reflects the red soils of the Barossa’s western ranges where all the Two Hands estate vineyards & cellar door are located.
2022 Scores & Reviews
“The Bella’s Garden has always been about fruit density for me…Plush and pure with fine, sandy tannins and a crème de cassis-like unctuousness to the finale. It’s consistently a cracking wine.”
– Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion - 95 points
“Full bodied and rich in the mouth with lashings of supple tannins and very long persistence. Trace of pleasant bitterness in the follow-through. A biggie that will age long-term.”
– Huon Hooke, The Real Review, - 95 points
Nine Top 10 appearances in Wine Spectator Top 100
Each year, Wine Spectator releases its Top 100 list, where their editors select the most exciting wines from the thousands reviewed during the course of the year.
Bella's Garden since its 2003 debut at number 11 has always represented the value for money this Shiraz presents. Our wines have appeared 13 times in the Top 100 for the past 20 years and Bella's Garden placed 2nd in 2010 for our 2008 vintage.
Our Museum Wines
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.
We make the effort each vintage to carefully store a small quantity of each wine we produce. Opening an aged bottle of wine to celebrate your anniversary, birthday or special day makes for a truly memorable experience. Whether you are searching for a particular rare back vintage or large format bottle, learn more now using the button below.
The Garden Series
Discover the art of sourcing Shiraz from six distinct wine-producing regions, each with its own unique terroir and character. Follow the below links to discover more about the individual Garden Series wines.
