2025 Hentyfarm Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz

🔥 ONE OF HENTY'S GREAT-VALUE COOL-CLIMATE SHIRAZ

This Is Serious Value

Every now and then you find a wine where the quality and price simply don't seem to match.

The 2025 Hentyfarm Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz is one of those wines.

Sourced from the cool-climate Malakoff Vineyard in the Henty wine region of far south-west Victoria, this is a Shiraz that punches well above its $29.50 price point — delivering genuine regional character, depth and structure at a price that makes it incredibly easy to recommend.

Henty Cool-Climate Shiraz — Why It Matters

Henty is one of Australia's most underrated cool-climate wine regions.

Located in the far south-west corner of Victoria, it shares more in common with the cool maritime climates of southern France than the warm inland regions most people associate with Australian Shiraz.

That means less:

• Big
• Ripe
• Jammy
• Heavy

And more:

• Perfumed
• Peppery
• Savoury
• Medium-bodied
• Elegant

The Malakoff Vineyard is a single-site expression of everything that makes Henty Shiraz so compelling.

Tasting Notes

Expect a beautifully aromatic cool-climate Shiraz showing:

• Red cherry
• Raspberry
• Blackberry
• Dark plum
• Cracked black pepper
• Violets and florals
• Exotic spice
• Savoury earth and dried herbs
• Fine, persistent tannins

The first thing that strikes you is the perfume — red and dark fruits leap from the glass alongside violet florals, cracked pepper and spice. The palate is energetic and beautifully balanced, with a savoury undercurrent that gives the wine real complexity and length.

That's the cool-climate Shiraz difference.

Single-Vineyard Provenance

The Malakoff Vineyard is the heart of this wine.

Hentyfarm's estate vineyards benefit from the cool maritime influence of the Southern Ocean, long slow ripening seasons and well-drained soils — all of which contribute to the wine's natural perfume, acidity and structural elegance.

You're getting genuine single-vineyard provenance at a remarkably approachable price.

Food Pairings

This would be fantastic with:

• Lamb cutlets or roasted leg of lamb
• Duck breast
• Chargrilled beef fillet
• Slow-braised short rib
• Wood-fired pizza
• Mushroom and truffle dishes
• Charcuterie and cured meats
• Hard aged cheeses

Serve slightly cool at around 15–17°C for best results.

Drinking & Cellaring

Already showing beautifully, with vibrant fruit, expressive aromatics and excellent balance.

Drink now through 2030+.

There's enough structure here to reward short-to-medium term cellaring, where the wine will develop additional savoury complexity with bottle age.

Why We Love It

This is one of the best-value cool-climate Shiraz wines we carry.

Look at what you're getting:

• Single-vineyard, estate-grown fruit
• Genuine Henty cool-climate character
• Perfumed, peppery, savoury complexity
• Elegant structure and fine tannins

And your price? $29.50.

If you love cool-climate Shiraz — or want to explore what Australian Shiraz looks like when it's perfumed, peppery and elegant rather than big and ripe — the 2025 Hentyfarm Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz is an absolute must.