Chateau Tanunda The Everest 'The Old VInes' Grenache, Barossa Valley, Australia 2006

Ch??teau Tanunda, Icon of the Barossa, was established in 1890 and is the site of some of the Valley?????s earliest vines as well as its first winery. Only the very best grapes are selected from individual vineyard blocks in exceptional vintages. Hand-picked and hand-sorted to 1 ton open fermeneters with hand-plunging four times daily and careful basket pressing. The highest quality parcels from this years fermented wines are set aside for maturation in the finest French and American oak. A barrel selection is made of only the finest wines to produce the pinnacle of that vintage: The Everest. The vigour of these dry grown bush vines are naturally reduced and produce less than 1ton/acre. Careful viticultural management allows for optimum ripening conditions and the best possible quality Grenache.