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.
"Vine Vale sourced shiraz, aged for 18 months in French oak.
Some stewed characters on the nose with fig and prune joining dark plum and blackberry fruits.
Violet-flecked plummy fruits on the palate along with baking spice, licorice and dark chocolate.
Fine, tight tannin and alcohol rearing its head on the finish."
Dave Brookes
Published 03 August 2022
TASTING NOTES
Lifted aromas of blackberry, blueberry and black pepper supported by spicy dark berry fruits on the palate. The finish is long and framed by elegant, fine grained tannins from eighteen months maturation in new and seasoned oak.
WINEMAKING
The grapes are destemmed but not crushed and fermented for seven days in open fermenters with regular plunging and remontage.
Upon completion of fermentation, the skins are gently basket pressed before maturing for 18 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels.
VINEYARD
This wine originates from the deep sandy loam soils of the Château Tanunda Vine Vale vineyard, famous for some of the most elegant and fine-structured expressions of Barossa Shiraz.
REVIEWS
94 POINTS
Review by: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Sweetly fruited and perfumed, the wine shows Black Doris plum, raspberry, vanilla, toasted spice and roasted nut characters on the nose, leading to a succulent palate that’s mouthfilling and delicious. It’s fleshy and generous with excellent fruit power, finishing persistent and textured. At its best: now to 2030
90 POINTS
Review by: Nick Stock, jamessuckling.com
Attractive aromas of fresh red berries and red plums with good purity. The palate has a thread of sweet red fruit and baking spices with silky, plush tannins. Very balanced. Drink now.
GOLD MEDAL
Review by: Berlin Wine Trophy 2020
VIVINO: 4.0
