Chateau Tanunda100 Year Old Vines Shiraz 2018
About this product
From some of the oldest ungrafted Shiraz vines in the world, all of at least 100 years of age.
The wine delivers classical regional characters of dense, spicy blueberry fruit and savoury pan jus. Next come hints of liquorice, plum, and all-spice all delicately interwoven.
A fine grained tannin structure and depth of flavour all show that this wine is made to last the distance in the cellar. A long balanced finish with persistence.
WINEMAKING
The hand-picked grapes were destemmed, but not crushed, and spent seven days on their skins in open fermenters with hand-plunging four times daily to gently extract colour, flavours and tannins. This was followed by careful basket pressing followed 24 months' maturation in our cellars in a combination of French and American oak (20% New).
In keeping with the non-interventionist winemaking style we have neither fined nor filtered this wine.
VINEYARD
VINEYARD From just two small vineyards on the Eastern Edge of Vine Vale and the Nuriootpa sub-regions of the Barossa
SOIL TYPE Vine Vale - Deep sandy loam soils
Nuriootpa - Alluvial sandy soil over red brown earth
From just two small vineyards on the Eastern Edge of Vine Vale (Deep Sandy Loam) and the Nuriootpa (Alluvial Sand over Red Brown Earth) sub-regions of the Barossa.
From some of the oldest ungrafted Shiraz vines in the world, all of at least 100 years of age.
The wine delivers classical regional characters of dense, spicy blueberry fruit and savoury pan jus. Next come hints of liquorice, plum, and all-spice all delicately interwoven.
A fine grained tannin structure and depth of flavour all show that this wine is made to last the distance in the cellar. A long balanced finish with persistence.
WINEMAKING
The hand-picked grapes were destemmed, but not crushed, and spent seven days on their skins in open fermenters with hand-plunging four times daily to gently extract colour, flavours and tannins. This was followed by careful basket pressing followed 24 months' maturation in our cellars in a combination of French and American oak (20% New).
In keeping with the non-interventionist winemaking style we have neither fined nor filtered this wine.
VINEYARD
VINEYARD From just two small vineyards on the Eastern Edge of Vine Vale and the Nuriootpa sub-regions of the Barossa
SOIL TYPE Vine Vale - Deep sandy loam soils
Nuriootpa - Alluvial sandy soil over red brown earth
From just two small vineyards on the Eastern Edge of Vine Vale (Deep Sandy Loam) and the Nuriootpa (Alluvial Sand over Red Brown Earth) sub-regions of the Barossa.
- TypeShiraz
- Size750ML
- RegionBarossa Valley
- Current Vintage2018
- Standard Drinks8.8
- Alcohol Volume15%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameChateau Tanunda
- Wine MakerNeville Rowe
- Food MatchBeef
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
Trophy and Master Wine: Best Shiraz 2022 at Global Syrah Masters - 2019 100 Year Old Vines Shiraz
Vintage 2018
97 points Wine Orbit
Super rich yet gracious and sophisticated, showing blackberry, spiced plum, clove and cedar characters on the nose, leading to an opulent palate that’s packed by rich fruit flavours as well as complex spicy notes. Seamless and wonderfully long on the finish. At its best: 2024 to 2043.
Vintage 2018
97 points MW
Deep crimson. Ample dark berry dark chocolate aromas with underlying roasted chestnut / cedar wood, pipe tobacco notes. Generous and velvety smooth with plentiful dark cherry, blackberry, mulberry fruits, fine looseknit chalky textures, attractive mid-palate viscosity and superbly integrated roasted chestnut, roasted almond, vanilla oak notes. Finishes chocolaty firm with bitter-sweet paneforte notes. The acidity tightens up the palate giving wonderful line and length. An alcoholic kick further lengthens the wine. Sourced from two centenarian vineyards (Eden Valley & Barossa Valley). Drink 2023 – 2035.
