Mother's Vineyard Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3 to 12 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can age gracefully for longer.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, grilled lamb chops with rosemary, earthy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Tyrrell's Mother's Vineyard Shiraz is a heartfelt tribute to the family's matriarchs and the unique terroir of the Hunter Valley. Sourced from the historic Mother's block, which was planted in 1969 on the sandy loam soils of the Ashmans property, this wine represents the classic, medium-bodied style of traditional Hunter Valley Shiraz. Unlike the heavier, more robust Shiraz styles found in warmer Australian regions, the Mother's Vineyard Shiraz is celebrated for its bright red fruit profile, savory complexity, and earthy undertones. The grapes are gently fermented in open vats before being matured in large, older French oak casks to preserve the pure expression of the fruit and the distinct sense of place. This traditional approach yields a wine of exceptional elegance, balance, and seamless structure, carrying forward a legacy of minimal intervention winemaking.
🍾 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)
13% - 13.5%