Château Tanunda Barossa Old Vine Cabernet Shiraz 2024
- 92
- $50
- Drink by: 2026-2032
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So bright and lifted and with Cabernet firmly in the picture expect some staunch, fine tannins in play together with an arresting bunch of herbal aromas and flavours. The herbal influence is a mighty attractive feature of this wine. Deep purple-crimson hues. A lively perfume of multicoloured berries – black, red and blue – with woodsy spices, violet aromatics, oregano and sweet herbs. A finely detailed wine driven by Cabernet’s purple-cherry berry flavours and herbs with fleshy Shiraz bringing the spice and a light dressing of aromatics, including mint. Shows the immediate appeal of the classic Aussie red blend and while it finishes a tad short, the joy is definitely there.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
