Chateau Tanunda
Sep 11, 2021
Château Tanunda, birthplace 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 history and size of Chateau Tanunda is comparable to many of the famous French Chateau. From the outside, this looks like a major winery, but it is a Château in every sense of the word. In fact, it is the only Barossa winery that has European Union endorsement to use the word ‘Château’ on our labels.”
The first European immigrants had been planting vines in the Barossa since the 1840 and the founder's grand vision was to build a Château dedicated to crafting fine quality wines. Château Tanunda would become for a while the largest winery in the Southern Hemisphere.
A veritable “Ivy League” of Australian winemakers worked or studied at the facility, including Prof. Soebels, Australia’s first qualified oenologist; Bill Seppelt; Grant Burge; Geoff Merrill and others. In 1994, in recognition of its rich history, Château Tanunda was placed on the Register of State Heritage Places
In 2010 Chateau Tanunda was not only designated as a 5 Star Winery, it also won two International Wine & Spirit Competition's (IWSC which was founded in 1969) Trophies and was also named Australian Wine Producer Of The Year.
In addition to the international awards Château Tanunda’s wines have been acknowledged by some of the world’s most influential wine publications including Decanter, The Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator. It was a real achievement for Château Tanunda’s Grand Barossa Shiraz 2008 to hit #4 in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Outstanding Value Wines of the World 2011 making it the highest ranked Australian wine on the list.
The Wine Advocate rated Château Tanunda one of Australia's Top Twenty Best Value Producers for 2011 saying of the wines “Clean, pure, unpretentious and exquisitely made, these are must-buys for a true taste of the Barossa”.
Chateau Tanunda was also rated a 5 Red STAR Winery in James Halliday Wine Companion 2013.
The Château ‘100 Year Old Vines’ Semillon 2013 was selected as one of only ten wines to represent the Australian wine industry, served to dignitaries at the Official Banquet for the G20 summit in 2014.
In 2020, the Château celebrates its 130th anniversary proudly ranked amongst the top 20 wineries in Australia (Huon Hooke), a Red Five Star Winery (Halliday) and amongst the top Chateau in the world (Berlin Wine Trophy Best Australian Producer 2011-2019).
With over 350 acres of vineyards situated in Tanunda, Bethany, Vine Vale and Eden Valley, Château Tanunda has an enviable array of high-quality fruit to choose from to craft wines of distinction.
The essence of these old vines is captured in the Chateau Tanunda Old Vine Expressions collection, which showcases the best of the Barossa from a selection of 50, 100 and 150 year old vines. This includes our 1858 Field Blend, possibly the oldest planting of Grenache, Malbec and Mourvedre in the world, as well as some of the oldest Semillon vines planted in 1850.
Château Tanunda crafts superb wines that are sourced from the finest quality Barossa fruit. The wines are handcrafted by combining traditional methods and modern technology. The limited release wines are hand-picked, destemmed but not crushed, basket pressed and are neither fined nor filtered. There is minimal intervention to allow the true character of the grapes to express themselves.
“Clean, pure, unpretentious and exquisitely made, these are must-buys for a true taste of the Barossa” The Wine Advocate
The state of the art winery is powered by 218 solar and designed for hand-crafted winemaking with small open fermenters and basket presses a feature.
The specially imported winemaking equipment from France is considered the Rolls Royce of Winemaking. Delicate pressing occurs in cycles of up to 24-hours results in a clarity of style and fruit not achievable by any other modern press.
“An outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity.” James Halliday
Château Tanunda winery and barrel storage have over 2000 barrels of maturing wine at any given time, all being monitored in their development and flavours with regular sampling and analysis.
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3 Bottles of Chateau Tanunda Grand Barossa Shiraz 2019
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Chateau Tanunda The Chateau Single Vineyard Bethanian Shiraz 2019
Lifted aromas of blackberry, blueberry and black pepper supported by spicy, dark berry fruits on the palate. The extensive finish is framed by elegant, fine-grained tannins from maturation in a combination of new and seasoned American and French oak.
Award:
VIVINO: 4.3
Chateau Tanunda The Three Graces Merlot Cabernet Franc Shiraz 2018
A classic lifted nose of blackcurrant cassis and cedar wood with hints of black olive, pepper, violets and tobacco. The palate is an integrated blend of flavours, svelte and seamless showing prominent blackcurrant fruit delicately interwoven with tobacco leaf, capsicum, black pepper and savoury French oak giving the wine an undeniable elegance and generous length.
Award:
VIVINO: 3.9
Chateau Tanunda The Chateau Single Vineyard Shiraz 2018
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.
Award:
VIVINO: 4.0
The Chateau Single Vineyard Eden Valley Chardonnay 2019
Aromas of citrus, pear and white peach. 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.
Award:
VIVINO: 3.8
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Chateau Tanunda Terroirs Of The Barossa
Terroirs of the Barossa ‘Greenock’ Shiraz 2018
Award:
96 POINTS - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Terroirs of the Barossa ‘Eden Valley’ Shiraz 2018
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GOLD MEDAL - Berlin Wine Trophy 2020
95 POINTS Huon Hooke, The Real Review
95 POINTS Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Terroirs of the Barossa ‘Marananga’ Shiraz 2018
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93 POINTS - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
96 POINTS - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
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