Château Tanunda - Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo

Château TanundaBarossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo of Château Tanunda is a red wine from the region of Barossa Valley of Australie du Sud.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo of Château Tanunda in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, plum or pepper.

Details and technical informations about Château Tanunda's Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Last vintages of this wine

Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo - 2017
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo - 2016
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo - 2015
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo - 2014
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo - 2013
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo - 2012
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo - 2011
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Barossa Tower Shiraz - Primitivo from Château Tanunda are 2016, 2017, 2015, 2014 and 2012.

Informations about the Château Tanunda

The winery offers 138 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barossa Valley in the region of Australie du Sud

The Château Tanunda is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 136 wines for sale in the of Barossa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 1500 of of Australia wines
In the top 400 of of Barossa Valley wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of Barossa Valley

The wine region of Barossa Valley is located in the region of Barossa of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 613 estates and châteaux in the of Barossa Valley, producing 2290 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barossa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Tastevin

Metal cup, wide and of low height, being used to mirror and taste the wine. Still used in wine brotherhoods for its emblematic and folkloric character, the tastevin has been replaced by the various tasting glasses.

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