The Chateau Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rosemary lamb rack, grilled ribeye steak, aged cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
While the Barossa Valley is globally celebrated for its Shiraz, its unique terroir also yields exceptional, structured Cabernet Sauvignon. Chateau Tanunda's Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon highlights the distinct microclimates and ancient soils of the Barossa. Sourced from a single, low-yielding vineyard block, this wine benefits from the region's warm days and cool night breezes, allowing the grapes to achieve optimal phenolic ripeness while retaining vibrant natural acidity. Prepared using traditional basket presses and open fermenters, the wine is matured in fine French oak. This meticulous approach coaxes out a sophisticated expression of Cabernet, characterized by rich dark fruit, subtle leafy complexity, and a firm, age-worthy tannin structure that reflects the estate's long-standing heritage.
🍾 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
Cabernet Sauvignon