Château Tanunda Grand Barossa GSM 2024
- 93
- $25
- Drink by: 2025-2031
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A Barossa blend of Grenache (44%), Shiraz (38%) and Mourvèdre (18%), the wine spent six months maturing in a mixed of seasoned French and American oak. An attractive ruby maroon hue, the nose offers bright red cherries, spices and a hint of mulberries. Red fruits to the fore with delightfully lifted aromatics, this is fresh and joyful. Decent length here, with good balance and fine tannins, this is quite delicious and will remain so for at least the next four to six years, likely longer. This is absolutely cracking value. A case or two of this in the cellar is wise buying, indeed.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
