The Chateau Single Vineyard Shiraz 2019
Tasting Notes

Lifted aromas of blackberry, blueberry and black pepper supported by 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.

Winemaking

The grapes are destemmed but not crushed and fermented for seven days in open fermenters with regular plunging and remontage. 

Upon completion of fermentation, the skins are gently basket pressed before maturing for 18 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels.

Vineyard

This wine originates from the deep sandy loam soils of the Château Tanunda Vine Vale vineyard, famous for some of the most elegant and fine-structured expressions of Barossa Shiraz.  

Reviews
92 Points
Review by: Aaron Brasher, Huon Hooke's The Real Review
Aromas of dark plums, mulberry, mocha, graphite and a touch of charry oak, all dark and brooding here. Full-flavoured, stewed plums, dark cherry, choc-mint and spice; big flavours, but the tannins are firm and sculpted and give drive, length and structure.
92 Points
Review by: Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
Lifted aromatics of dark plum, chocolate, black cherry, sweet spicy oak and a touch of eucalyptus. Rich and expansive on the palate, there's a dark-fruited drive, some choc-coffee elements and round tannins. A generously flavoured, round and slurpy kind of shiraz.
93 Points
Review by: Ken Gargett
Another single vineyard wine, this time from the Vine Vale. Basket pressing gives over to 18 months in maturation in French oak. The end result is a cracking wine, which represents fabulous value. An opaque black/purple, this is a ripe, rich, soft, quintessential Barossa Shiraz. Load up! Chocolate, plums, spices, blackberries and tobacco leaf, this is already hinting at the complexity to follow. Well crafted, with good focus and abundant, reasonably fine tannins, the intensity is maintained throughout the very long finish. A lovely chocolatey note emerges at the end. A wine which is a joy now, but has serious potential.
GOLD MEDAL
Review by: Berlin Wine Trophy 2021

 

Tasting Notes

Lifted aromas of blackberry, blueberry and black pepper supported by 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.

Winemaking

The grapes are destemmed but not crushed and fermented for seven days in open fermenters with regular plunging and remontage. 

Upon completion of fermentation, the skins are gently basket pressed before maturing for 18 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels.

Vineyard Notes

This wine originates from the deep sandy loam soils of the Château Tanunda Vine Vale vineyard, famous for some of the most elegant and fine-structured expressions of Barossa Shiraz.  

Reviews
92 Points

Score: 92 Points
Review by: Aaron Brasher, Huon Hooke's The Real Review
Aromas of dark plums, mulberry, mocha, graphite and a touch of charry oak, all dark and brooding here. Full-flavoured, stewed plums, dark cherry, choc-mint and spice; big flavours, but the tannins are firm and sculpted and give drive, length and structure.

92 Points

Score: 92 Points
Review by: Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
Lifted aromatics of dark plum, chocolate, black cherry, sweet spicy oak and a touch of eucalyptus. Rich and expansive on the palate, there's a dark-fruited drive, some choc-coffee elements and round tannins. A generously flavoured, round and slurpy kind of shiraz.

93 Points

Score: 93 Points
Review by: Ken Gargett
Another single vineyard wine, this time from the Vine Vale. Basket pressing gives over to 18 months in maturation in French oak. The end result is a cracking wine, which represents fabulous value. An opaque black/purple, this is a ripe, rich, soft, quintessential Barossa Shiraz. Load up! Chocolate, plums, spices, blackberries and tobacco leaf, this is already hinting at the complexity to follow. Well crafted, with good focus and abundant, reasonably fine tannins, the intensity is maintained throughout the very long finish. A lovely chocolatey note emerges at the end. A wine which is a joy now, but has serious potential.

GOLD MEDAL

Score: GOLD MEDAL
Review by: Berlin Wine Trophy 2021

 

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