Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz

2021 | Barossa | Shiraz

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The 2021 Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz is highly regarded for its quality and character.  Elegant, rich, balanced and tr...
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Description

The 2021 Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz is highly regarded for its quality and character. 

Elegant, rich, balanced and tremendous length. A special wine indeed. 100% Shiraz from up to 70 year-old, low-yielding vines grown in the Barossa (Eden Valley and Barossa Valley regions).

Henschke outlines the Tappa Pass profile as, dark crimson with violet hues. Fragrant aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, blueberries, rose petal, anise, mace, with hints of black pepper, cedar, sage and charcuterie. The palate is rich, plush and complex with blue fruits, mulberry, violets and plum, balanced by layers of fine velvety tannins delivering great depth and length.

Decanting is recommended | Cellar potential 20+ years

Image of a dark wine bottle with a label that reads HENSCHKE, Tappa Pass Vineyard Selection, 2021, Barossa. The bottle is topped with a black screw cap with the Henschke crest in white. The label is elegant, featuring a black background with white and silver text. The crest is again at the top, with the name 'Tappa Pass' in bold white letters.

Tappa Pass has been a favourite of mine since the first time I ever tried it. That love affair continues today.

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Winemaker's Notes

100% Shiraz from up to 70 year-old, low-yielding vines grown in the Barossa (Eden Valley and Barossa Valley regions).
Vintage Description:
Average winter rainfall was followed by minor frost events in late September and spring rains in early October. Budburst was even with good fruitfulness although heat bursts in late November affected fruit set. Strong winds in early December caused some damage to the canopies but the fruit remained disease free. January was mild and dry with a short heat wave late January at veraison, followed by rainfall in early February. The lead up to vintage and conditions during ripening remained cool, cloudy and dry, with the fruit showing balanced acidity, excellent colour and flavour development.

Technical Info

Variety: Shiraz
Region: Barossa | South Australia | Australia
Size: 750mL
Alcohol Volume: 14.5%
Standard Drinks: 8.6
CONTAINS SULPHITES
WINE OF AUSTRALIA

Cellaring Recommendations

5 to 20+ years

Further Information About this Wine

The Barossa has a core of grape growers of German Silesian descent dating back six generations, staunchly continuing the traditions of their forebears. Up to 70-year-old, low-yielding shiraz is selected from historical grower vineyards at Tappa Pass and Light Pass, growing in low-fertility soils that range from terra rossa to red-brown earths, derived from Neoproterozoic bedrock more than 542 million years old. These vineyards provide exceptional quality shiraz fruit from both the Eden Valley and Barossa Valley regions of the Barossa, vinified in traditional open-top fermenters.

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