Beside Broke Road Pinot Gris
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh seafood platters, grilled chicken salad, light pasta dishes with pesto
✨ Technical Specifications
The Beside Broke Road range by Tyrrell's pays homage to the physical road that runs alongside their historic Hunter Valley home, yet looks beyond their estate borders to source exceptional fruit from other premium Australian regions. For this Pinot Gris, Tyrrell's sources fruit from cool-climate vineyards in Victoria, where the cooler growing season allows the grapes to retain natural acidity and develop delicate aromatic profiles. Fermented entirely in stainless steel to preserve its fresh, vibrant fruit character, the wine showcases classic cool-climate Pinot Gris traits of fresh pear, green apple, and subtle floral nuances, delivered with a crisp, clean, and refreshing palate.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1858 by English immigrant Edward Tyrrell, Tyrrell's is one of Australia's founding wine dynasties and a cornerstone member of Australia's First Families of Wine. Nestled beneath the Brokenback Range in the Pokolbin subdistrict of the Hunter Valley, the estate oversees some of the world's rarest own-rooted heritage vineyards, notably the Sacred Sites planted as early as 1867 and 1879. Viticulture focuses on sustainable stewardship over ancient alluvial flats and weathered clay loams under a warm, maritime-influenced sub-tropical microclimate. The winemaking philosophy balances traditional techniques, neutral oak, and minimal intervention to preserve purity, vitality, and sense of place. Tyrrell's benchmark portfolio is internationally celebrated for Vat 1 Hunter Semillon—an austere, unwooded white renowned for its transformative longevity—alongside Vat 47 Chardonnay, widely credited with pioneering commercial Australian Chardonnay, and the singular, medium-bodied Old Patch and Vat 9 Shirazes.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Gris
🍷 ABV
12% - 12.5%