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.
The resulting Shiraz is full of soft, dark cherry fruit with rich notes of dark chocolate and subtle oak.
The palate is textured and layered, with the dark berry fruit aromas again coming to the fore.
The palate has a long plush, elegant finish.
"Old-vine Barossa shiraz aged for 18 months in French and American oak.
Wonderful lifted aromatics of ripe blood plum and blackberry fruits along with notes of baking spice, cedar, cherry clafoutis, dark chocolate, blackforest cake, licorice and purple flowers.
Weighty and intense with a dark fruit flow, superfine tannin, bright acidity and sweetly fruited, black fruit compote on the long finish.
Lovely."
Dave Brookes
Published 03 August 2022
WINEMAKING
This heritage release wine comes from Barossa old vines of at least 35 years in age. Their worthiness has been proven over many vintages, consistently producing fruit for wines of distinction and longevity.
It is handcrafted in small open fermenters and basket pressed before 18 months’ maturation in French and American oak barrels. The wine displays classic Barossa Shiraz characters of rich dark berry fruits, plum, black forest cake and sweet spice.
Enjoy now or cellar carefully for up to 10 years.
REVIEWS
GOLD MEDAL
Review by: Berlin Wine Trophy 2021
95 POINTS
Review by: Sam Kim, Wine OrbitOpulent and seductively complex, the bouquet shows dark fruit richness, cured meat, mocha, thyme and toasty oak characters. It's equally satisfying on the palate delivering awesome weight and fleshy mouthfeel, wonderfully enhanced by velvety texture and layers of delicious flavours. At its best: now to 2035
93 POINTS
Review by: Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine CompanionOld-vine Barossa shiraz aged for 18 months in French and American oak. Wonderful lifted aromatics of ripe blood plum and blackberry fruits along with notes of baking spice, cedar, cherry clafoutis, dark chocolate, blackforest cake, licorice and purple flowers. Weighty and intense with a dark fruit flow, superfine tannin, bright acidity and sweetly fruited, black fruit compote on the long finish. Lovely.
