Chteau Tanunda 1890 Geber

The Three Graces Barossa Eden Valley The Three Graces Cabernet SauvignonCabernet FrancMerlotMarsanne Viognier RoussanneThe Three Graces

Barossa, Eden Valley

82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 8% Merlot

() 26C 7 JLB Vaslin Bucher 3 15

Chteau Tanunda was established in 1890 and is a heritage icon of Australias wine industry. The grand building, its magnificent gardens and vineyards are owned by the Geber family who continue the century old tradition of fine winemaking.
The grapes for the Three Graces are selected from premium vineyards in the Barossa and Eden Valleys. “The Three Graces” represent the union of some of the worlds noblest grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot and Marsanne, Viognier and Roussanne. The wines are beautifully blended to display intensely aromatic fruit flavours. In Greek mythology The Three Graces exemplify beauty, charm and joy.

Region:
Barossa, Eden Valley, Australia

Country of Origin:
Australia

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 8% Merlot

Vinification:
Arriving in small individual crates the grapes were destalked (separating berries from the bunch) and placed into small stainless steel open fermenters. A cultured yeast was used to start the fermentation and the tanks were hand plunged spending a total of 7 days on skins at 26C. The skins were gently pressed in the JLB Vaslin Bucher press and the individual parcels were matured separately for three months before being racked, blended and undergoing a further 15 months in a mixture of French oak hogsheads. In order to retain maximum finesse and elegance the wine was bottled unfiltered.

Tasting Notes:
The Three Graces is a classic Bordelais blend of three of the worlds most noble varieties. A classic lifted nose of blackcurrant cassis and cedar wood with hints of black olive, pepper, violets and tobacco. The palate is an integrated blend of flavours, svelte and seamless showing prominent blackcurrant fruit delicately interwoven with tobacco leaf, capsicum, black pepper and savoury French oak giving the wine an undeniable elegance and generous length.