Old Patch Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted lamb rack, slow-cooked beef cheeks, charred ribeye steak
✨ Technical Specifications
Tyrrell's 'Old Patch' Shiraz is sourced from a historic block of vines planted in 1867, making it one of the oldest continually producing, own-rooted vineyards in the world. Located in the Pokolbin sub-region of the Hunter Valley, these ancient, dry-grown vines thrive on a strip of rich, red volcanic basalt soil. The wine is a testament to traditional Hunter Valley winemaking, fermented in open-top oak vats and matured in large, older French oak casks (foudres) to allow the unique terroir and pure fruit expression to shine without being overshadowed by new wood. This legendary bottling is celebrated for its medium-bodied elegance, remarkable savory complexity, and silky tannins, representing a living piece of global viticultural history.
🍾 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 100%
🍷 ABV
13.0% - 13.5%