Château Tanunda 50-Year-Old Vines Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

The grapes are destemmed but not crushed, before spending a week on skins. Eventually, the wine spends a further year and a half maturing in a mix of new and older French barriques. Under cork, this is dark blood red, both toasty and earthy. There are aromas moving through crushed herbs, cranberries, mulberries, bay leaves, soy, cloves and beef stock, along with a touch of licorice. There is real intensity here, and the structure is seamless, quite dense, and with sleek tannins. The palate sees more of a reliance on black fruits and a note, in the most positive way, of axle grease. Serious length, this will drink beautifully for the next ten to twelve years.