Blacksmith's Hut Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, slow-cooked lamb shanks, roasted venison
✨ Technical Specifications
While Tyrrell's is legendary for its Hunter Valley estates, the Blacksmith's Hut Shiraz showcases their expertise in Victoria's prestigious Heathcote region. The wine's name pays tribute to an old, historic blacksmith's hut that stands on the vineyard site, serving as a rustic monument to the nineteenth-century pioneers who worked this land. Heathcote is celebrated for its unique, 500-million-year-old Cambrian greenstone soils. These ancient, deep-red soils provide superb natural drainage and moisture retention, allowing the Shiraz vines to develop deep root systems. The resulting fruit yields a wine of remarkable depth, characterized by intense dark plum notes, distinctive cracked black pepper spice, and a structural elegance derived from careful maturation in French oak hogsheads.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1858 by Edward Tyrrell, Tyrrell's is one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious family-owned wineries, nestled against the Brokenback Range in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Spanning five generations of family stewardship, the estate played a seminal role in shaping modern Australian viticulture, including pioneering the country's first commercial Chardonnay with the legendary Vat 47 in 1971. The winery remains dedicated to traditional, minimal-intervention winemaking and the preservation of historic, own-rooted old-vine parcels that yield exceptional regional character. Tyrrell's is internationally acclaimed for its benchmark Vat 1 Semillon, celebrated for its extraordinary longevity, as well as distinguished, elegant Hunter Valley Shiraz and sparkling wines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Shiraz
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.0-14.5%