100 Year Old Vines Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2037
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-cooked beef cheek, roasted rack of lamb, aged cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Chateau Tanunda's '100 Year Old Vines' Shiraz is a liquid monument to the Barossa Valley's extraordinary viticultural history. Sourced from Centenarian vines planted over a century ago, these ancient plants survived the global phylloxera epidemic on their own roots, anchored deep in the region's sandy loam soils. Because of their advanced age, these vines produce tiny, highly concentrated berries with remarkable depth of flavor. The winemaking team honors this precious fruit through traditional, low-intervention techniques, employing open-top fermenters and basket pressing before aging the wine in premium French oak hogsheads. The result is a profound, structured, and deeply complex Shiraz that captures the essence of Barossa's ancient terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Constructed in 1890 from local Bethany bluestone, Château Tanunda stands as an iconic monument to early Australian viticulture. Originally erected to fulfill European wine demand following the phylloxera epidemic, the historic estate fell into disrepair until it was acquired and painstakingly revitalized by John Geber in 1998. Today managed by second-generation custodian Michelle Geber alongside senior winemaker Jeremy Ottawa, the property occupies a prized floor position in the Barossa Valley. The estate oversees deeply rooted vineyard parcels anchored in ancient red-brown clays and loams over limestone, moderated by warm Mediterranean sunshine and cool nocturnal katabatic breezes from the Barossa Ranges. Viticulture emphasizes conservation and environmental certification through Sustainable Winegrowing Australia. Winemaking combines basket-pressing and traditional open fermentation with seasoned French and American oak aging. The estate is widely acclaimed for its Old Vine Expressions—including 50, 100, and 150 Year Old Vines Shiraz and Field Blends—alongside the pinnacle Everest Shiraz and benchmark Grand Barossa portfolio.
🍇 Grapes
Shiraz
🍷 ABV
14.5-15%