The Whole Dam Family 2015
Tasting Notes

This is a medium bodied wine with aromas of strawberries, cherries and subtle spice. The palate is well balanced and highlights lifted flavours of vanilla, cinnamon, black olives and pepper.

A vibrant and fresh wine with a long soft finish.

Winemaking

The Whole Dam Family celebrates the historic relationship between Chateau Tanunda, the Barossa Valley and its generations of grape growers and winemakers who love nothing more than to let their hair down and kick up their heels. The old image on the front label of the local winemakers dressed up celebrating the Barossa Vintage festival is a tribute to this tradition. 

This limited release wine was made for them by selecting The Whole Dam Family of meridional French varieties to make a red wine to reflect the Barossa: Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre,Cinsault and Carignan.

The grapes were picked, fermented and matured separately spending nine months in a combination of new and seasoned American and French oak barrels. 

Reviews
Silver Medal
Review by: China Wine and Spirits Awards 2017
92 Points
Review by: Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro, Cinsault, Carignan. Cherry and raspberry, a lick of vanilla, but savoury too and laced with the perfume of dried herbs. Medium bodied, meat and black olive rolled in herb, plump berries, but no confection, and fine tannin rolling out on the finish. Right in the slot and very nicely done. Gary WalshRated : 92 PointsTasted : Sep17Alcohol : 14.5%Closure : ScrewcapDrink : 2017 - 2023

 

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CLOSURE
Cork

WINEMAKER
Neville Rowe
COLOUR
Red
BOUQUET
Aromas of strawberry, cherry & subtle oriental spice.
GRAPE VARIETY
Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan
GROWING REGION
Barossa
% ALCOHOL
14.5%
MATURATION
9 months in seasoned oak.
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Tasting Notes

This is a medium bodied wine with aromas of strawberries, cherries and subtle spice. The palate is well balanced and highlights lifted flavours of vanilla, cinnamon, black olives and pepper.

A vibrant and fresh wine with a long soft finish.

Winemaking

The Whole Dam Family celebrates the historic relationship between Chateau Tanunda, the Barossa Valley and its generations of grape growers and winemakers who love nothing more than to let their hair down and kick up their heels. The old image on the front label of the local winemakers dressed up celebrating the Barossa Vintage festival is a tribute to this tradition. 

This limited release wine was made for them by selecting The Whole Dam Family of meridional French varieties to make a red wine to reflect the Barossa: Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre,Cinsault and Carignan.

The grapes were picked, fermented and matured separately spending nine months in a combination of new and seasoned American and French oak barrels. 

Reviews
Silver Medal
Review by: China Wine and Spirits Awards 2017

92 Points
Review by: Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro, Cinsault, Carignan. Cherry and raspberry, a lick of vanilla, but savoury too and laced with the perfume of dried herbs. Medium bodied, meat and black olive rolled in herb, plump berries, but no confection, and fine tannin rolling out on the finish. Right in the slot and very nicely done. Gary WalshRated : 92 PointsTasted : Sep17Alcohol : 14.5%Closure : ScrewcapDrink : 2017 - 2023

 

Other Vintages
2012 |  2013 |  2014 |  2016 |  2017 |  2019 |  2021 | 
CLOSURE
Cork

WINEMAKER
Neville Rowe
COLOUR
Red
BOUQUET
Aromas of strawberry, cherry & subtle oriental spice.
GRAPE VARIETY
Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan
GROWING REGION
Barossa
% ALCOHOL
14.5%
MATURATION
9 months in seasoned oak.

 

 

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