Henschke Tappa Pass 2022

Henschke Tappa Pass 2022
$127, 14.5% alcohol, screwcap, Barossa Valley.

This is the 20th edition of a Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz. It’s become an important and noteworthy part of the Henschke range. It’s a wine that, over the years, has never lacked flavour, though it’s added finesse to its armoury, as this wine shows. Indeed this release ramps up the complexity too. It tastes of twigs, herbs, ripe plums and redcurrant, with mint, black olive and woodsy spice notes woven throughout. There’s a firmness to this wine, and plenty of fruit, though there’s also more than a passing nod to savouriness. As a result it feels complete. 94 points.