Château Tanunda, Birth place of the Barossa, was established in 1890 and is the site of some of the Valley’s first vines planted as well as its first winery.
The Château is privately owned by the Geber family who are proud custodians of the Chateau’s 130th year winemaking tradition.
Its 130 years of winemaking heritage makes it the only internationally-recognised winemaking Château in Australia, a champion of Barossa Old Vine Expressions and is regularly rated amongst the top wine producers in the country.
This is one of the most historically significant winery buildings in the Barossa Valley, built from bluestone quarried in the late 1880s and restored by the Geber family some 120 years later.
Château Tanunda owns almost 100ha of vineyards in Bethany, Eden Valley, Tanunda and Vine Vale, including an impressive collection of old vines aged 50–150 years old.
Additional fruit is sourced from a group of 30 growers covering the panoply of Barossa districts.
The premium wines are typically hand picked, basket pressed and neither fined nor filtered.
The focus here is on old-vine wines, as well as single-district and single-vineyard wines under the Terroirs of the Barossa and The Château labels respectively.
A second cellar door has opened in the Rocks, Sydney.
"Sourced from a single vineyard in the Eden Valley.
Straw in the glass with aromas of juicy white peach, nectarine, melon and citrus fruits washed with soft spice and notes of clotted cream, vanillin oak, marzipan, white flowers and stone.
Creamy, dry and long on the finish with fine, vivid acidity and a lengthy tail of spiced stone and citrus fruits and gentle oak spice."
Dave Brookes
Published 02 February 2023
TASTING NOTES
Aromas of citrus, pear and white peach lead to enticing stone fruit and fig flavours on the palate. Crisp acidity, complex layering with a hint of nougat and vanilla culminate in a long seamless finish.
WINEMAKING
Hand-picked from select rows in our high altitude Eden Valley vineyard. The grapes are whole bunch basket-pressed, before the juice is run to barrel for fermentation. Wild and inoculated fermentation is encouraged. Regular lees stirring and 8 month’s maturation in new and seasoned French oak barriques gives the wine beautiful texture and complexity.
VINEYARD
Soil Type: Deep clay loam contrast sandy loam soils on dark brown subsoil.
REVIEWS
95 POINTS
Review by: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
It's wonderfully complex and satisfying with golden peach, fig, nougat and roasted hazelnut characters with a hint of brioche. The richly textured palate displays excellent concentration and persistency backed by creamy mouthfeel and beautifully integrated acidity, finishing lingering and engaging. At its best: now to 2029.
GOLD MEDAL
Review by: Berlin Wine Trophy 2020
94 POINTS
Review by: Andrew Caillard MW
Pale colour. Fresh apricot, white peach, nectarine aromas with tonic water, flinty notes. Richly flavoured chardonnay with plentiful stone fruit, dried fig, musky, lemon curd flavours, underlying marzipan vanilla roasted chestnut notes and ever-fine chalky textures. A generously proportioned chardonnay with lovely creamy/yeasty richness and bright fresh indelible acidity... deliciously impactful. Drink now – 2027
VIVINO: 3.8
