Late Harvest Semillon
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, fruit tarts, lemon meringue pie
✨ Technical Specifications
While Tyrrell's is globally renowned for its iconic, bone-dry Vat 1 Semillon, the historic Hunter Valley estate also crafts a luscious Late Harvest Semillon that highlights the incredible versatility of this signature grape. By leaving the Semillon grapes on the vine longer into the autumn, the sugars and flavors become highly concentrated, occasionally assisted by the gentle development of botrytis. This dessert-style wine is carefully fermented to preserve its vibrant, honeyed fruit profile, resulting in a beautifully balanced sweet wine that retains the classic Hunter Valley hallmark of bright, refreshing acidity. It represents a rich, decadent counterpoint to the region's traditional dry styles, showcasing the family's deep understanding of their unique terroir.
🍾 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
Semillon
🍷 ABV
10.5-11.5%