Wine Review - Chateau Tununda - Matthews Road Barossa 2015 - Single Vinyard Shiraz

in #steempub7 years ago

There just seems to be something magical about the Barossa and its Shiraz.


It seems you just can't go wrong getting a bottle of Shiraz out of the Barossa iregion of South Australia, at least that's what we have experienced lately. The Matthews Road 2015 Single Vineyard Shiraz from Chateaux Tununda is no exception.


A Bit About The Chateau

Chateau Tununda is steeped in history, being home to some of the Barossa's oldest vinyyards, with vines dating back to the 1840's. The Chateau itself was built in the 1880s, and hes been a designated monument in Australia's Register of State Heritage Places since 1994. It has seen some of the the most celebrated oenologists in Australia working there through the years.
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The Wine:


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The fruit for the Matthews Road Shiraz is harvested from the Chateau's cool, high altitude vineyard in the Eden Valley region of the Barossa. They are then destemmed and fermented, uncrushed, for seven days with their skins on, in open fermenters. THe grapes are hand-plunged during the ferment to extract color, tannins and flavour mre gently from the grape, and then are gently basket-pressed into barrels where it undergoes malolactic fermentation before being transferred into new and seasoned French and American oak for another 16 months to mature.

The result is a smooth and elegant wine, with aromas of dark fruit, and a palate of plum and blackberry, followed with a long and gentle spice and wood finish.

Overall a fantastic Shiraz, and at a very reasonable price of around 16AUD per bottle. We scored this wine 4 out of 5 Stars, and it's not easy getting a 4 in my house.


Thanks for taking the to read my review. Cheers!

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