Semillon
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, grilled white fish, sashimi
✨ Technical Specifications
Tyrrell's Hunter Valley Semillon is a definitive expression of one of the wine world's most unique styles. Sourced from historic, dry-grown vineyards planted on the sandy alluvial flat soils of the Hunter Valley, this wine is crafted with minimal intervention. The grapes are harvested early at low sugar levels to preserve natural acidity, followed by cool fermentation in stainless steel and early bottling without any oak contact. In its youth, the wine is vibrant, taut, and brimming with fresh citrus and lemongrass. Over time, it undergoes a legendary transformation, developing rich, toasty, honeyed complexities that mimic oak aging. This style was pioneered by the Tyrrell family, who have championed the grape's remarkable longevity and sense of place for generations.
🍾 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
Semillon
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
11% - 11.5%