Shiraz Vat 9
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb rack with rosemary, slow-cooked beef cheek, wild mushroom ragout
✨ Technical Specifications
Tyrrell's Vat 9 Shiraz represents the pinnacle of Hunter Valley winemaking, first crafted in 1962 by the legendary Murray Tyrrell. This iconic red is sourced exclusively from the estate's oldest and finest dry-grown vineyards, notably the Weeby and Short Flat blocks, which thrive on the region's distinctive red volcanic clay soils. Unlike the heavy, high-alcohol Shiraz styles found elsewhere in Australia, Vat 9 is celebrated for its medium-bodied elegance, savory complexity, and remarkable longevity. The winemaking honors tradition, utilizing open-top concrete fermenters followed by maturation in large, older French oak casks (foudres). This minimal-intervention approach ensures the pristine fruit, fine-grained tannins, and subtle earthy, peppery terroir of the Hunter Valley remain the undisputed stars of the show.
🍾 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%