Château Tanunda The Château Barossa Cabernet 2021
- 93
- $40
- Drink by: 2022-2034
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The grapes here have come from a single Estate vineyard in the Eden Valley. They are destemmed, not crushed, and then spend a week on skins in open fermenters with regular bâtonnage. After fermentation, the fruit is basket pressed to a mix of French oak barrels, new and seasoned, for eighteen months maturation. Dark crimson in colour, the nose rolls through in waves, with aniseed, blackberries, coffee grinds, dry herbs and cloves. Well focused, indeed seamless, through to abundant, very fine tannins with superb balance and length. This wine is certainly attractive now, but for those with a little patience, it will provide even more rewards over the next eight to twelve years.
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.
