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.
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{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.
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{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).
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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5/6/2023 - Drinking Trees wrote: 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.
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9/26/2022 - graemeg wrote:
{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.
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9/1/2021 - graemeg wrote:
{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).
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3/30/2021 - VinCapitan wrote: 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
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3/8/2019 - CamWheeler wrote: 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.
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9/2/2018 - Bsmith457 wrote: 90 Points
Aroma of fresh black fruits. Creamy, plum, blackberry, light body, light tannin, balanced acidity. Dry finish. Everyday drinking.
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6/19/2018 - theporkrail Likes this wine: 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
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5/26/2018 - CamWheeler wrote: 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.
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5/24/2018 - CamWheeler wrote: 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.
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5/22/2018 - Jimmy_D Likes this wine: 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.
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