Special Release Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 2–7 years from the vintage release to capture its fresh red fruit and delicate savory nuances.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, grilled salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Tyrrell's has a legendary history with Pinot Noir, tending some of the oldest surviving Pinot Noir vines in the world, first planted in the Hunter Valley in 1923. The Special Release Pinot Noir is a tribute to this long-standing relationship, crafted in small, limited-run batches to highlight specific parcel expressions and experimental techniques. Sourced from select blocks, the wine is fermented in open-top vats and matured in seasoned French oak to preserve its delicate, perfume-driven profile. Unlike the heavier styles of the New World, this Hunter Valley expression is celebrated for its savory complexity, light-to-medium body, and earthy undertones, weaving a story of historic adaptation and elegant restraint.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13.5%