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.
Lifted aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry and vanilla are accompanied by vibrant, dark berry fruits on the palate.
The finish is long with fine-grained tannins from 18 months maturation in a combination of new and older French oak hogsheads.
Although drinking well now, this wine may be cellared for up to ten years from vintage.
"Matured for 18 months in new and seasoned French oak barrels.
Bright blackberry and black cherry fruit notes flecked with hints of dried herbs, tomato leaf, spice, cedar, tobacco pouch, licorice, blackcurrant pastille and crème de cassis.
Balanced and true with pure fruit, gentle, chalky tannins and a medium-length flow of rich black fruits, herbs and spices on the exit."
Dave Brookes
Published 29 May 2023
WINEMAKING
For our Grand Barossa wines we select grapes grown throughout the Barossa and its myriad of sub-regions. It is this tapestry of ‘terroirs’ which enables us to
create our classic and refined house style.
The grapes are destemmed, but not crushed, and fermented in temperature controlled small stainless steel open fermenters. Fermentation takes place over 7 days with twice-daily hand plunging.
After draining the free-run juice, the skins are gently pressed before 18 months maturation in a mixture of new and seasoned French oak barrels.
REVIEWS
93 POINTS
Review by: Sam Kim, Wine OrbitThis is splendidly expressed on the nose showing cassis, sweet cherry, spicy oak and vanilla notes, followed by a succulent palate delivering excellent fruit intensity combined with fine texture and grainy tannins, leading to a lengthy delicious finish. At its best: now to 2031
92 POINTS
Review by: Amanda Yallop, Huon Hooke's The Real Review Dense, purple/black colour. The bouquet is quiet to begin with, the wine opened up with time, notes of brambles and soy. Full-bodied, with fine-grained tannin, the flavours redolent of prunes, coffee and Christmas pudding. The palate is spicy, warm and long. Ideal Drinking: 2020–2030
GOLD MEDAL
Review by: Berlin Wine Trophy 2021
SILVER MEDAL
Review by: International Wine Challenge
