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.
A delicious Chardonnay wine, fruity and creamy.
"Straw in the glass with notes of juicy white peach, nectarine and melon along with hints of nougat, soft spice, clotted cream and lemon curd.
Melon and citrus fruits flow on the palate, which finishes crisp and dry with a tang of quartz-like acidity and a gentle wash of spice, stone and citrus fruits."
Dave Brookes
Published 31 January 2023
WINEMAKING
Grand Barossa Chardonnay displays all the delicacy, elegance and finesse that can be achieved from this noble variety.
The grapes were picked early to retain freshness and acidity. A small portion of the Chardonnay was fermented in seasoned French oak so as not to overpower the fruit but add depth, complexity and structure to the wine finish.
92 POINTS
Review by: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit Beautifully ripe and inviting, the bouquet shows ripe peach, rockmelon and vibrant citrus characters with subtle notes of vanilla and cedar. It is succulent, rounded and flavoursome on the palate with lovely mid-palate weight and roundness, finishing long and comforting. At its best: now to 2023.
James Halliday 5 Star Winery 2017
Australian Producer Of The Year
Berlin Wine Trophy 17,16,15,14,13,11,10
