The 2019 Waterfall Block Shiraz is a bold, full-bodied expression from Burnside’s dramatic slopes. With rich layers of mixed berries, mocha, and dark chocolate, it’s a powerful yet polished wine that reflects the character of its steep, slate-laced vineyard. One for those who like their Shiraz with presence—and plenty of personality.

The Wine Advocate | RP 94
Published: Aug 31, 2021
Drink: 2021-2030

One of the bigger, more powerful of the Block wines this vintage, the 2019 Waterfall Block Waterfall Gully Road Burnside Shiraz is a full-bodied, velvety, well-behaved beast of a wine. Swirls of mixed berries combine with mocha and dark chocolate, finishing with layers of flavor and texture. While its elevated alcohol (it's listed at 14.9% alcohol) may mean it's not quite as long-lived as some of the other 2019 bottlings, it should still go 10 years easily. 

Although I suspect the 99-point 2016 My Hands will garner a fair bit of attention, this is an impressive lineup of 2019s from Two Hands, including some fine efforts in the Garden range—and a couple that fall short, perhaps showing the unevenness of the vintage. The Garden wines will be more widely available than the Block wines, yet if you can identify which Blocks you're likely to prefer, my advice is to go the extra mile for them, as they express more site specificity and individual character.

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A complexing steep site that needs to be seen to be believed: It has many short steep rows that are protected from the early morning light from the highest point of the Mount Lofty Ranges behind and again by the searing late day sun from a steep hillside to the north. This is an amazing micro climate that allows the low-yielding vines to ripen at their leisure with a canopy that keeps moving along with minimal stress.

Soil: Shallow red clays over deep deposits of slate, shale and limestone
Aspect :Western 
Row orientation East to West 
Vine age: 26 years old 
Elevation:177m 
Sub district: Burnside,Adelaide