Château Tanunda The Everest Barossa Shiraz 2022

It may raise a few eyebrows to suggest this, when the winery can offer options like their 150 Year Old Shiraz, but the team see this as their pinnacle. This is their prestige Shiraz and is named accordingly. Maturation is in the best French oak they can find for a year and a half. From the excellent 2022 vintage, the wine spends a further couple of years in their cellars before release. Vibrant yet a dense black in hue, the deft oak handling here is at the forefront. The nose weaves through aromas of mocha, tobacco leaves, coffee beans and black cherries, as well as some vanilla and toast from that oak. There are signs of early complexity already evident. A creamy texture is supported by a fine line of acidity and we see the emergence of dark chocolate notes on the palate. Intense with great length, this is a wonderful Barossa Shiraz and has a future of at least twenty years ahead of it.