Hentley Farm, Beast Shiraz Vintage:2005 this will still need ample

this will still need ample cellar time

This is an unusually ripe 2011 and interestingly it doesn’t have the same level of complexity as the Epenots

quite earthy and resinous

A rich expression here

Savory at the end

Hentley Farm, Beast Shiraz Vintage:2005 this will still need ampleThe 2005 Shiraz The Beast was aged in French oak for 18 months. Purple colored, it exhibits a nose of cedar, smoke, leather, scorched earth, violets, blackberry, and blueberry compote. This is followed by a full bodied, personality filled wine with gobs of fruit, excellent breadth on the palate, silky tannin, and a long, pure finish. Give it 5 7 years in the cellar and drink it through 2025. Hentley Farm is an 80 acre estate located on the banks of