Grand Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Barossa, SA

Winemaker: Stuart Bourne

Vintage: Current vintage - Enquiries welcome

Aroma Lifted aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry and vanilla

Palate vibrant, dark berry fruits on the palate. The finish is long with fine-grained tannins from sixteen months  maturation in a combination of new and older French oak hogsheads.

Cellar Although drinking well now this wine may be cellared for up to ten years from vintage.

Food Match Beef bourguignon, roast meats or on its own with an aged cheddar cheese.

Heritage Château Tanunda was established in 1890 and is a heritage icon of Australia’s wine industry. This ‘Grand’ building, its magnificent gardens and vineyards are owned by the Geber family who continue the century old tradition of fine winemaking.

Vineyard For our 'Grand Barossa' wines we select grapes grown throughout the Barossa and its myriad of sub-regions. It is this diversity of  ‘terroirs’ which enables us to create our classic and refined house style.

Winemaking The grapes were destalked (separating berries  from the bunch) and placed uncrushed into small stainless steel open fermenters. A cultured yeast was used to start the fermentation and the tanks were hand plunged spending 7 days on skins at 26° C. The skins were gently pressed in the JLB Vaslin Bucher press and all of the parcels were matured for 16 months in a mixture of new and older French oak.

Fermentation Stainless steel

Bottled under Cork

Analysis
pH 3.44
TA 7.55g/L
RS 2.70g/L
Alc. 14.5%

Silver Medal

Review by: New Zealand International Wine Show, New Zealand International Wine Show