Lost Block Semillon
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, salt and pepper squid, light summer salads
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Lost Block' range owes its name to a serendipitous mishap during the frantic 1993 harvest, when a parcel of Semillon was temporarily forgotten in the vineyard. By the time the 'lost' block was rediscovered and picked, the grapes had reached a level of ripeness far beyond the traditional early-harvest style of Hunter Valley Semillon. Rather than the austere, tightly wound profile of classic Hunter Semillon, this late-picked fruit yielded a wine that was immediately soft, vibrant, and bursting with tropical fruit flavors. Today, Tyrrell's continues this style intentionally, crafting a Semillon that celebrates a more approachable, generous side of the Hunter Valley. Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks without oak contact, it preserves the pristine, zesty fruit character that defines this modern classic.
🍾 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
11% - 12%