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| Drinking window: Drink between 2022 and 2027 (based on 10 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Drinking Trees on 5/6/2023 & rated 89 points: Tight mouthfeel, with tart acidity and astringent tannin. Concentrated flavours of red cherry and blackberry, with background notes of black leather and mint. Enough tannin and acidity to be good with food, but enough fruit to be good on its own. (115 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 9/26/2022: {screwcap, 14%} Still a pretty youthful garnet. Touch of reduction on opening; fades slowly to reveal some stewed plum freshness, faint whiff of tobacco and earth. Hardly developed, despite Tyrrell’s own website Vintage Chart calling this inaugural vintage at peak drinking now. Palate is ripe, savoury, with fruit flavours all on the tart and fresh end of the red fruit spectrum; no jam or raisin or prune here. It’s medium bodied at most, with low/medium dusty tannins not evidently deriving much from oak, medium acidity, and a medium length savoury finish. This was sub-$30 on release as I recall - that’s a pretty decent wine for that kind of money. This will happily develop for another five years easily. (295 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 9/1/2021: {screwcap, 14%} Crimson ruby colour. Vivid nose of cranberry, white pepper. Sandy too, not that there is an aroma like that. Palate is ripe with crisp, tart red fruit; cherry, cranberry. Savoury sandy character more obvious here, with finely gritty medium tannins, largely grape-derived (entire production was aged in one 2700l French vat). So, minimal oak, medium/high acidity, giving it a real lift. It’s almost medium-bodied, dry and crisp and almost astringent, but without a lot of presence beyond the mid-palate. Medium length finish. Pretty decent, a cut above a quaffed, true to Hunter tradition (the good ones). (699 views) | | | Tasted by VinCapitan on 3/30/2021 & rated 91 points: lovely boysenberry, crunchy red bits. Red spice, green tobacco, earth, hunter leather, balance finesse and power. Tannin great and fantastic acid work again. Natural. Nothing out of step. Excellent wine (553 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 3/8/2019 & rated 90 points: Hunter Valley 2019 Trip; 3/8/2019-3/9/2019: Earthy, cherry and red currant - good mix of red fruits and more savoury notes. Well balanced, this has moderate depth and good length, Feels composed and very good value for money still. Will look forward to the '18. (1212 views) | | | Tasted by Bsmith457 on 9/2/2018 & rated 90 points: Aroma of fresh black fruits. Creamy, plum, blackberry, light body, light tannin, balanced acidity. Dry finish. Everyday drinking. (954 views) | | | Tasted by theporkrail on 6/19/2018 & rated 91 points: My first foray into a vaunted 2017 Hunter red vinatge
Hits of allspice and cloves along with bright fruit. Well balanced and structured, if just a touch simple at this stage. Interested to see where this goes but a great first iteration (937 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 5/26/2018 & rated 90 points: Tyrrell's Private Bin Tasting (Hunter Valley): Cherry, redcurrant, earth and blackcurrant. Spicy palate with plenty of red fruit and good balance. Still thought this was great value. (1230 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 5/24/2018 & rated 90 points: Tyrrell's 2017 Red Release Tasting: Raspberry, cranberry and some soapy florals - sweet red fruit on the nose and palate. There is some good carry and freshness on the palate, finishing with medium length. Feel like this will improve over a couple of years as well. Excellent value. (1089 views) | | | Tasted by Jimmy_D on 5/22/2018 & rated 90 points: Tyrrell's cellar door tasting session - 2017 reds (Pokolbin, NSW): This is a very solid wine for a first ever release. From a block replanted in 2010 with cuttings from 4 Acres, Old Hut and Johnno’s. Medium bodied, bright red berries, minimal oak. Very nice and even better QPR. One to watch. (784 views) |
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Nothing is great unless it is good The Tyrrell family wine story
2008 marks the 150th anniversary of our family’s arrival in Pokolbin to commence its future in the Australian wine industry. 150 years of one family with a constant base and industry in which it operates is a rarity in the country. We Tyrrells have been on our vineyard for two thirds of Australia’s modern history. The motto of ‘nothing is great unless it is good’ came with my great grandfather from England and has been a guiding beacon for the family through the 150 years. It has been and will be the basis of all we do.
We have passed many milestones along the way, with the past 50 years contributing the most. The introduction of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to the modern Australian industry, our expansion outside our beloved Hunter Valley to Mclaren Vale, Limestone Coast and Heathcote, and the championing of the introduction Semillon variety from the Hunter are, to me, the outstanding achievements.
The Heathcote move will see us at the forefront of the development of what I believe will be the next great Shiraz area of Australia; one that will rival and then surpass the Barossa and Mclaren Vale.
Hunter Semillon has provided us with the rare opportunity to work with one of the truly unique wine styles of the world and I trust that in my lifetime it will be recognized worldwide for its great quality.
The continuation of Tyrrell’s Wines as a family business for another 150 years, at least, is my greatest dream. Family businesses always have a longer term view of the world, its operation and its people. It is from the family businesses that the innovation and leadership required by the wine industry, nationally and locally, will come. Wine is forever in our blood and in our dreams.
Pauline and I will probably not see the 200th anniversary of Tyrrell’s but the future of it will be in safe hands. Our three children Jane, John and Christopher, will have created their own part of our family’s history and tradition.
M. Bruce Tyrrell AM
Managing Director
Tyrrell’s Wines
Established in 1858 by English immigrant Edward Tyrrell, Tyrrell’s Wines is one of Australia’s pre-eminent family owned wine companies with vineyards extending from their historic home in the Hunter Valley to the Limestone Coast (SA) and Heathcote (VIC).
Headed up by fourth generation family member Bruce Tyrrell, Tyrrell’s is home to some of Australia’s most awarded wines including the iconic Vat 1 Semillon. Since 1971, Tyrrell’s has been awarded over 5,000 trophies and medals and in 2010 was named “Winery of the Year” in James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion.
With the fifth generation, Chris, Jane and John, involved in the business, Tyrrell’s will continue to remain family owned with the simple philosophy of producing high quality wine that people love to drink.
Philosophy
My great grandfather arrived in Pokolbin in 1858 and took up a concessional allotment of 320 acres. This marks the start of over 150 years of the Tyrrell’s being a constant in both the Hunter Valley and Australian wine industries. The motto he brought with him from England “nothing is great unless it is good”, remains as a guiding beacon of what we have been, what we are and what we will be in the future.
The past 50 years has been an era of growth and innovation. We have purchased, or leased many of the great vineyard blocks of the Hunter, introduced chardonnay and pinot noir to the modern Australian wine industry and have been lucky enough to work with Hunter semillon - one of the truly unique wines of the world. Hunter semillon has been the obsession of my generation and it is wonderful to now see international acceptance of the greatness and unique quality of this wine.
When I joined the business full time in 1974, we were a small winery with 95% of the business being at Cellar Door and having made about three export sales; one each to the USA, UK and Sweden. Today, we are a medium sized family business with vineyards in the Hunter Valley, Limestone Coast and Heathcote, and export to more than 50 countries around the world.
The two great developments of the last 20 years have been the selection of the land for our vineyard in Heathcote in Victoria; an area which, I believe, will join the front rank of great quality region in Australia. In the past four years, we have identified the six vineyard blocks that we have which are greater than 100 years old and when the quality was good enough, produced and bottled them as stand alone wines. These are amongst the rarest vineyards in the world.
It is the wish of the current generation that the family goes on for at least another 150 years. Without family business our economy would lack length of vision for the future and the long term commitment to quality and innovation.
We are proud to be a member of the Australia’s First Families of Wine as we all share the same long term vision of the Australian wine industry.
M. Bruce Tyrrell AM
Managing Director
Our Home
The Hunter Valley is one of Australia's premier wine growing regions and takes in an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. It is bordered by mountain ranges, all of which are part of the Hunter River system catchment. The upper Hunter (around Scone, Murrurundi and Merriwa) is undulating country while the lower Hunter (Maitland, Cessnock) is reasonably flat country, some of which lies in the flood plains of the Hunter, Paterson and Williams Rivers. Much of the economy in the Hunter region is based upon mining, light industry, steel production and agriculture.
Only a two hour drive north of Sydney, a car is recommended if you plan on exploring the Hunter Valley during your stay. Cessnock is the southern gateway to the Hunter Valley wine region. Pokolbin is located about six kilometres west of Cessnock and is the major centre in the region. With plenty of beautiful accommodation, restaurants and live entertainment, it is the perfect location for a weekend getaway.
Tyrrell’s Wines manage a large number of vineyards throughout the Hunter Valley in NSW, totaling just over 500 acres. The majority of the plantings are semillon and shiraz, for which the region is renowned. The winery is based in Pokolbin and is the home of Tyrrell’s Wines, with the original slab hut built in 1858 still standing. The Cellar Door is located at the same address and is open seven days a week with daily winery tours operating at 10.30am.
Our Vineyards
Building upon their inheritance of just 60 acres to 900 acres today, Tyrrell’s premium vineyards extend from their historic home in the Hunter Valley to other distinguished grape growing regions of Australia including Heathcote in Victoria and the Limestone Coast in South Australia.
Shiraz Varietal article (Wikipedia) | Varietal character (Appellation America)Single VineyardThe wine takes its name from a single vineyard owned by the Scholz family, in the northern area of the Barossa Valley. This single vineyard Shiraz is a great example of vibrant Barossa fruit. Dense dark fruits and a hint of chocolate. An exercise in opulence.
Elegance and fineness wines, sourced from a single vineyard, planted to develop a specific variety.
The vineyard surrounding the 1905 built Ebenezer church in Barossa's north are defined by a distinct bright red clay soil. The Scholz vineyard has a remarkable lack of variation across this block. This area of the Barossa is renowned for its richly flavoured Shiraz with intense and luscious middle palate flavours. The wine from the Scholz Estate vineyard is an excellent example of this.Australia Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)New South Walesd we’reHunter Valley Mudgee Wine Country |
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