Special Release Shiraz Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 3–10 years from vintage release, though well-stored bottles can evolve beautifully for over a decade.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled quail, mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
This unique bottling from Tyrrell's pays homage to the legendary 'Hunter River Burgundy' style, a historic Australian blending tradition popularized in the mid-20th century. By combining the spice and structure of Hunter Valley Shiraz with the bright acidity, red-fruit perfume, and silky tannins of Pinot Noir, Tyrrell's revives a classic, medium-bodied red style that predates the modern obsession with single-varietal wines. Sourced from select blocks in the Hunter Valley, the grapes are fermented in open-top vats and matured in large, older oak casks to ensure the fresh, savory, and highly perfumed character of the blend remains front and center, offering a nostalgic yet vibrant taste of Australian winemaking history.
🍾 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, Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.0% - 13.5%