Old Winery Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, creamy pasta dishes, grilled seafood
✨ Technical Specifications
Named in honor of the historic slab hut winery built on the Pokolbin estate in 1863, Tyrrell's Old Winery Chardonnay is a testament to the family's enduring winemaking legacy. This wine is crafted to express a modern, fruit-forward style of Australian Chardonnay, sourcing fruit from select vineyards across South Eastern Australia. Unlike the heavy, heavily-oaked styles of yesteryear, this expression focuses on freshness and vibrancy. The grapes are harvested at optimal ripeness and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel to preserve the bright primary fruit characters of peach, citrus, and melon, while a subtle touch of oak integration lends a delicate creaminess and structural complexity to the palate.
🍾 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
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5% - 13%