Grand Barossa Dry Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, spicy Thai green curry, grilled white fish
✨ Technical Specifications
Chateau Tanunda's Grand Barossa Dry Riesling is a brilliant testament to the cooler, high-altitude terroirs of the Barossa zone, particularly the Eden Valley. While the Barossa Valley floor is legendary for its powerful, robust reds, the windswept, rocky soils of the adjacent Eden Valley hills provide the ideal microclimate for Riesling. Here, the vines benefit from cool night temperatures that preserve the grape's natural, vibrant acidity. Historically, Silesian settlers in the 19th century brought Riesling cuttings to South Australia, establishing a rich heritage of dry white winemaking. Chateau Tanunda captures this legacy by utilizing gentle pressing and cool fermentation in stainless steel to retain the pristine, aromatic purity of the fruit, resulting in a wine defined by crisp minerality, bright citrus notes, and elegant floral undertones.
🍾 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
Riesling
🍷 ABV
11.5-12.5%