Vat 9 Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted rosemary lamb shanks, pan-seared duck breast with cherry reduction, or earthy wild mushroom risotto.
✨ Technical Specifications
Tyrrell's Vat 9 Shiraz represents the pinnacle of Hunter Valley Shiraz, sourced exclusively from the estate's historic, dry-grown vineyards planted on the alluvial flats of Pokolbin. The backbone of Vat 9 comes from the Weeby vineyard, planted in 1879, and the Short Flat vineyard. These ancient, deep red clay soils yield a wine of remarkable elegance, medium-bodied structure, and savory complexity rather than blockbusting power. Traditionally fermented in open oak vats and aged in large, older French oak casks to preserve the pure fruit expression and terroir, Vat 9 is a liquid testament to the Tyrrell family's multi-generational stewardship. It reflects the classic Hunter style: earthy, savory, with red and black berries, hints of leather, and fine-grained tannins.
🍾 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 100%
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.0% - 13.5%