Vat 16 Sauvignon Semillon
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, grilled snapper with lemon, goat cheese salad
✨ Technical Specifications
While Tyrrell's is globally renowned for its iconic single-varietal Vat 1 Semillon, the estate also applies its historic blending expertise to the classic Australian white blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. The 'Vat' nomenclature pays homage to the historic cellars in Pokolbin, where the Tyrrell family has crafted wine since 1858. In this style, the structure, piercing acidity, and longevity of Hunter Valley Semillon are complemented by the bright, aromatic lift of Sauvignon Blanc. Sourced from vineyards in the Hunter Valley, the wine reflects the region's unique sandy loam soils and warm, maritime-influenced climate. It is crafted to highlight fresh, vibrant fruit character without oak influence, offering a beautifully balanced, crisp, and refreshing expression of the estate's white winemaking heritage.
🍾 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
Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc
🍷 ABV
11.5% - 12.5%