Shiraz, Tappa Pass, Henschke 2016

Product Information

Type:
Red Wine
Producer:
Henschke
Country:
Australia
Region:
South Australia
Primary Grape Variety:
Shiraz / Syrah
Additional Varieties:
Shiraz 100%
Vintage:
2015
Bottle Size:
75cl
Closure:
Glass
Alcohol Percentage:
14.50%
Vegan/Vegetarian:
Vegan
Production Method:
Biodynamically Produced
Award Winning:
Yes
Food Recommendation:
Veal albondigas with white beans.
Awards:
GOLD Medal Sommelier Wine Awards 2019

Winemaker

The Barossa has a core of traditional growers of Lutheran descent dating back five generations, staunchly continuing the traditions of their forebears. Occasionally, one or two parcels of fruit of overwhelming quality come over the weighbridge; this is such an example. Up to 70 year old, low-yielding vines are growing in low-fertility Neoproterozoic soils more than 542 million years old, ranging from terra rossa to red-brown earths. The fully ripe, black shiraz grapes were sourced from two grower vineyards in Tappa Pass and Light Pass, and were vinified in traditional open-top fermenters.

Winemaking

The tiny-berried, fully mature black shiraz grapes were sourced from grower vineyards in Tappa Pass and Light Pass and were vinified in traditional open-top fermenters and then matured for two years in new (45%) and seasoned (55%) French oak barrels.

Press

Judges were unanimous in their verdict of Gold for this top-end Shiraz, with Maze by Gordon Ramsay’s Gabriele Bertotti describing it as ‘elegant, with good fruit character’, while Elena Serban of Hakkasan found it to have ‘fresh, intense bright fruit with notes of clove and tar’. Daniel Jonberger of Rockliffe Hall thought it was ‘soft and juicy, with lots of hibiscus and notes of vanilla, with rich blueberries too, and a long, pleasant aftertaste’.
- Sommelier Wine Awards 2019
- GOLD Medal