2022 Hentley Farm The Beast Shiraz

Robust and well-structured with bold dark fruit, cedar, and vanilla, framed by soft, grippy tannins.

Selected from a single block high on the estate peak, where the soils are shallow and exposure to sunlight is long, the Beast embodies all the classic Barossa attributes of power, concentration, richness and structure. Maturation took place in French oak (60% new and 40% seasoned) for a period of 22 months. A robust and well-structured wine with soft, grippy tannins and enticing complexity. Bold flavors of black raspberry, cedar, blackberry, and vanilla bean are complemented by integrated oak, creating a balanced and expressive profile.
Alc. 15.2%

Other Reviews....
This 2022 Shiraz The Beast is the iron fist in a velvet glove. It delivers an intense core of licorice, blackberry and crushed rocks with a lining of mineral spice. Tight and firm to start, it slowly unwinds with a dense mix of fruit and tannins fleshing out on the finish. Still young, this is best enjoyed with some time in bottle. Drink 2027 - 2035.
93 Points
Angus Hughson - Antonio Galloni's Vinous

Sporting an awesome magenta-splashed crimson hue in the glass, this smells Barossa through and through. Deep, deep blackberry and satsuma fruits, studded with ironstone and hints of fruitcake spice, grilled figs, Old Gold chocolate, turned earth and roasting meats. Weighty and full-bodied, there's plenty of latent power here, balanced despite the heady 15.2% alc with fine, sedimentary tannins, leaving no doubt that it will cellar admirably. Drink 2024 - 2038.
95 Points
Dave Brookes - Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

This is pretty full-on but it nails the style. Tar, coffee, blackberry and plum characters roll into cedarwood, woodsmoke, peppercorn and vanilla. There’s a sizeable bloom of fruit and a wide spread of tannin; drinking this is like stepping face-first into a wave. It’s entirely convincing. It shows its oak and its warmth but then, it shows its everything. Drink 2025 - 2035.
94 Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front