Lost Block Semillon
⏳ Drikkevindue
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fresh oysters, salt and pepper squid, light summer salads
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
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.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Tyrrell's blev grundlagt i 1858 af Edward Tyrrell og er et af Australiens ældste og mest prestigefyldte familiedrevne vinhuse, smukt beliggende for foden af Brokenback Range i Hunter Valley i New South Wales. Vinhuset har været i familiens hænder i fem generationer og har spillet en skelsættende rolle i udviklingen af moderne australsk vinavl. Det var blandt andet her, landets første kommercielle Chardonnay så dagens lys med den legendariske Vat 47 i 1971. Vingården er fortsat dedikeret til traditionelle vinifikationsmetoder med minimal intervention samt bevarelsen af historiske, rodægte vinstokke, der giver vine med en enestående regional karakter. Tyrrell's er internationalt anerkendt for sin ikoniske Vat 1 Semillon, der er berømt for sit fantastiske lagringspotentiale, såvel som for sine elegante, karakterfulde Hunter Valley Shiraz-vine og mousserende vine.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Semillon
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
11% - 12%