Why this wine matters
More than a famous label.
The 2022 growing season was relatively cool, helping the estate retain acidity and length alongside classic Barossa concentration.
Hentley Farm · Barossa Valley
Shiraz
Barossa Shiraz · blackberry · plum · spice · rich · polished
Hentley Farm Shiraz brings a polished single-estate Barossa style into the 366 without moving into luxury pricing.
Country
Australia
Region
Barossa Valley
Appellation
Barossa Valley
Grapes
Shiraz
Style
Red
Realistic spend
£25–£32
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
birthdayfathers daybarbecuedinner partygift
A polished Barossa Shiraz for Father’s Day, birthdays and barbecue season.
How it is made
The decisions behind the style.
The house style uses careful extraction and French oak to frame dark fruit and spice.
What does it taste like?
The shape of the wine.
Blackberry and plum meet spice, cedar and vanilla, with rich fruit balanced by fresh acidity and structured tannin.
Body5/5
Acidity3/5
Tannin4/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence3/5
Freshness3/5
Aroma4/5
Serve it well
Serve around 16–18°C.
If this wine were human…
The understated heavyweight
If Shiraz were human, it would be carries far more presence than the lack of theatrics initially suggests.
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Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Carries far more presence than the lack of theatrics initially suggests. You appreciate tradition, but only when it has earned the right to stay.
At dinner, you know when the table needs another bottle and when it needs coffee instead. Secretly, you enjoy being underestimated until the second half of the evening.
In short: carries far more presence than the lack of theatrics initially suggests. barossa shiraz energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
No dead ends.
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
Keep exploring
There are 365 more wines where this came from.
Research sources
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