Hentley Farm, Shiraz Vintage:2004 There is excellent detail and

There is excellent detail and precision to the intense middleweight flavors that are shaped by relatively refined tannins on the youthfully austere and sneaky long finale

earth and a floral top note

85% Tempranillo

(from 15+ year old vines)

Based on these three wines

Hentley Farm, Shiraz Vintage:2004 There is excellent detail andRevealing a cooler climate style, the 2004 Shiraz reveals abundant richness, but more nuances as well as a more streamlined character, which Europhiles will find more palatable than the bigger than life 2003. The 2004 should drink well young, yet age nicely for 10 12 years. This red is a concentrated, full throttle effort representing a classic example of Barossa winemaking, and, like so many Australian and New Zealand wines, it is finished with a