Château Tanunda The Château Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
- 92
- $40
- Drink by: 2024-2039
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This is not just from a single vineyard, but from a selection of thirty-two rows, located in Eden Valley. A year and a half maturing in a mix of new and older French oak barrels. An appealing but still very youthful warm climate Cabernet with plenty of room to improve. Deep purple/maroon. We have notes of cassis, black fruits, tobacco leaves, chocolate, warm earth and cold tea. A flick of oak which is still integrating. This is concentrated, burly, firm and, at this early stage, still exhibits some of that Cabernet doughnut structure, though the flavour is strongest upfront supported by firm tannins. A powerful style with ten to fifteen years ahead of it.
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.
