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The Beast 2017

Hentley Farm, Barossa Valley, Australia

Hentley Farm
Barossa Valley Australia
  • 95
    Points
  • The 1 233 best
    of 3 290 954
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  • 2 Pros of
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  • Moment

  • Country ranking ?

    142

  • Producer ranking ?

    3

  • Decanting time

    4h

  • When to drink

    2020-2035

  • Food Pairing

    Lamb

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Vintage 2017

AUSTRALIA VINTAGE REPORT: The 2017 winegrape crush is estimated to be 1.93 million tonnes, based on responses received by the Wine Sector Survey 2017. This crush is 5 per cent higher than the 2016 final crush figure of 1.84 million tonnes (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources – Levies recorded figure). It is the third consecutive vintage where the tonnes crushed have increased.

Additional tonnes this year came relatively equally fr...

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Hentley Farm is a single estate boutique winery nestled amongst rolling hills in the west of the Barossa Valley. `The Beast` is, as the name suggests, a powerful Shiraz, selected from a single block high on the hill. 

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  • 93p

100% shiraz. 

Heavy glass bottle, heavier than the beauty, and sealed under both cork and wax.

‘Western side of the Greenock creek, from the hill that leads up to the ridge.  Red clay loam on top of limestone.  Very little topsoil.  Above the cooler air of the valley, Morning sun.  Exposed vineyard. Low cropping.  1-1.5T to the acre.  It’s all about intensity.  1654 clone.’

Classic Barossa style.  This is traditional and brilliant.  Vibrancy of fruit.  Softness. Inherent softness.  This is the style that made Australia famous.  It’s a modern classic.  Not overripe – yet distinctly Barossa.  Spicy.  “The most consistent wine that we produce”.  65% new French oak.  Tannin architecture.  Love the intensity here – it is very very good.

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Seppeltsfield, Barossa Valley
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