Old Hillside Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3 to 10 years from the vintage release, though top vintages can evolve gracefully for up to 15 years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled lamb chops, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Tyrrell's Old Hillside Shiraz is a quintessential representation of the classic Hunter Valley style, sourced from select, dry-grown hillside vineyards in this historic New South Wales region. Unlike the heavier, high-alcohol Shiraz styles found in warmer parts of Australia, the Hunter Valley produces a medium-bodied, savory, and highly aromatic expression. Tyrrell's utilizes traditional winemaking techniques, including fermentation in open-top vats and maturation in large, older French oak casks to respect the delicate fruit profile. The result is a wine rich in red berry fruit, white pepper, and earthy complexity, carrying the legacy of one of Australia's founding wine families.
🍾 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)
13.0% - 13.5%