Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–12 years from vintage, though high-quality vintages can easily cellar for 15+ years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb with rosemary, grilled duck breast, earthy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Tyrrell's Hunter Valley Shiraz is a benchmark representation of the historic, medium-bodied Australian red wine style. Eschewing the heavy, high-alcohol profile often associated with other Australian regions, Tyrrell's crafts their Shiraz to reflect the unique, maritime-influenced terroir of the Hunter Valley. The fruit is sourced from historic dry-grown vineyards, some of which date back to the late 19th century. In the cellar, traditional winemaking techniques are favored, including fermentation in open vats and maturation in large, older oak casks. This minimal-intervention approach preserves the bright red berry fruit, savory earthiness, and signature white pepper spice that defined the legendary 'Hunter River Burgundy' style of yesteryear.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
13.0% - 13.5%