2015 Hentley Farm Shiraz

Named as James Halliday’s winery of the year in his 2015 Wine Companion, Hentley Farm produce a wide array of outstanding wines. The 2015 Shiraz is sourced entirely from the Hentley Farm Estate in Seppeltsfield with the wine aged in a combination of new (15%) and old (85%) French oak barrels for a period of 10 months.

Superb inky black colour with a very deep dark purple black hue. Lifted blackberry, black cherry and liquorice aromas combine over lightly toasted vanillin cedar and dried meats with a dose of blackpepper to finish things off. Very rich and boldly flavoured with a youthful freshness to the fruit the palate boasts mouthfilling liquorice, ripe blackberry and inky dark plum characters over vanillin cedar, a touch of meatiness and blackpepper. Bright acidity with a solid but very finely grained tannin structure. Long aftertaste of peppery liquorice, blackberries, dark plums, vanillin cedar and spicy dried meats.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc 14.8%

Other Reviews….
Concentration of flavour and overall form and poise is quite incredible given that this isn't among the top-of-the-tree releases from the estate. This is where the wine drinker really is the winner. It's thick with flavour but remains buoyant, even jolly, with life. Tannin too shirks no issues whatsoever. Barossa at its best. Drink by 2030.
95 points
James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion