The Chateau Single Vineyard Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
While Chateau Tanunda is legendary for its historic, old-vine Barossa Valley reds, 'The Chateau' Single Vineyard Chardonnay highlights the diverse microclimates of South Australia. Sourced from a select single vineyard in the cooler, high-altitude Eden Valley, this wine captures the elegant side of the region. The grapes benefit from cool night breezes and ancient soils, allowing them to ripen slowly and retain a vibrant natural acidity. Crafted using traditional techniques, including fermentation in French oak barrels and selective lees stirring, this Chardonnay beautifully balances bright citrus and stone fruit characters with a delicate, creamy texture and subtle toasted oak complexity.
🍾 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
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13.0-13.5%