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Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz 2002
Jeremy’s score 96/100A sumptuous and deeply flavoured Barossa shiraz without the presence of overcooked fruit, spirity alcohols or excessive sweetness. The first wine under this label (whose fruit used to end up in the Keyneton Estate red) is deeply spicy and distinctively floral, scented with ripe plums, blackberries, cedar/dark chocolate oak, cinnamon and cloves. A powerful core of dark fruit is framed by velvet tannins and tightly knit with fine-grained oak, finishing with lingering dark fruit and an impression of silky elegance.
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Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz 2005
Jeremy’s score 91/100Ripe and jammy, with a meaty, faintly currant-like presence of blackberries, redcurrants and dark plums knit with cedary oak and backed by suggestions of mint, tobacco and menthol. ItÕs soft and unctuous, with a juicy and approachable palate extending with moderate but not great length over a pliant but firmish spine.
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Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz 2014
Jeremy’s score 88/100Pretty, juicy and confectionary, with bright cranberry and plum-like fruit and fresh chocolate/vanilla oak. It reveals a gentle spine of loose-knit tannins and a hint of mineral.
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Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz 2015
Jeremy’s score 95/100Pure, pristine and flawless shiraz with a heady, almost fiery bouquet of wild, nearly bloody red berry, dark cherry and red plum-like fruit backed by fine cedary oak and earthy undertones. ItÕs plush and juicy but elegant and focused, with a spotless length of faintly jammy, confectionary flavour supported by firmish but pliant dusty tannins, extending towards a long, savoury finish of vibrant acidity.
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Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz 2017
Jeremy’s score 96/100An effortless, stylish and seamless shiraz whose spicy bouquet of intense red and black berries, creamy cedary oak, baked earth and blueberries is lifted by a whiff of paprika. Fullish to medium in weight, itÕs shapely and beautifully presented, with a succulent core of vivacious black and blue fruit tightly knit with chocolatey oak and supported by a velvet-smooth backbone of loose-knit dusty tannins. ItÕs sold in a claret shaped bottle, but is perhaps more suited to a burgundy shape Ð such is the style of this delightful shiraz.
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Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz 2018
Jeremy’s score 92/100Juicy, pastille-like aromas of cassis, mulberries, cranberries and blood plums knit with creamy, cedary oak reveal notes of paprika, black pepper and a floral scent. ItÕs plush and beautifully ripened, moderately full in weight, revealing a pleasing length of juicy red, black and blue fruit underpinned by fine tannins and finishing with an appealing sour edge.
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