Lunatiq Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 12 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb shanks, grilled ribeye steak, rich venison stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Tyrrell's Lunatiq Shiraz represents a compelling venture by the historic Hunter Valley estate into the renowned Heathcote region of Victoria, celebrated for its ancient, deep-red Cambrian soils. The name 'Lunatiq' is a playful nod to the lunar cycles that influence biodynamic viticulture and the touch of madness required to venture far from home in search of the perfect terroir. Sourced from premium vineyards planted on these 500-million-year-old greenstone soils, the wine showcases the distinctive power and elegance of Heathcote. The grapes are fermented in traditional open-top fermenters before undergoing maturation in select French oak barrels, resulting in a Shiraz that beautifully balances intense dark fruit flavors with a signature mineral drive and fine-grained tannins.
🍾 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
Shiraz
🍷 ABV
14% - 14.5%