-
98
/ 100
-
98
/ 100
-
97
/ 100
-
97
/ 100
Tasting Notes
Tyrrell's is a renowned winery with a long-standing history in the Hunter Valley region of Australia. They have been producing world-class wines for over 160 years, and their expertise is evident in every bottle they craft.
Vibrant and pale straw color that catches the eye. On the nose, you will be greeted with an enticing bouquet of citrus fruits, such as lemon and lime, alongside delicate floral notes. These aromas set the stage for what's to come.
The Semillon grapes have been skillfully handled and aged in stainless steel tanks, allowing the natural acidity and freshness to shine through. The palate is filled with zesty flavors of lemon, grapefruit, and green apple, complemented by hints of honey and lanolin.
James Halliday Top 100 Wines of 2018
Halliday Wine Companion Best Semillon of 2019
Trophy, Best Wine of Show - 2021 Sydney Royal Wine Show
Trophy, Best White Wine - 2021 Sydney Royal Wine Show
Trophy, Best Semillon - 2021 Sydney Royal Wine Show
Trophy, Best Mature White - 2021 Sydney Royal Wine Show
Trophy, Best Semillon - 2021 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Trophy, Best Semillon - 2022 Sydney Royal Wine Show
Trophy, Best Mature White - 2022 Sydney Royal Wine Show
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Classification: White
Variety: Semillon
Vintage: 2013
Bottle Size: 750ml (Bottle)
Country: Australia
Region: New South Wales, Hunter Valley
Alcohol %: 11.5%
Cellaring: 10-15 Years
Scores
98 / 100"The 2013 Vat 1 Semillon is perfumed and floral, with nary a hair out of place here. This is sleek and streamlined, perfect in its way. It is light and detailed, fresh and distinct. It has a balanced ledger of almond meal, pressed flowers, tatami mat/straw, saline threads of acidity, pear skin, cumin, scratched yuzus, bay leaf and Murraya (orange jessamine). The texture is silky, so silky, almost slippery, without being viscose. This is unutterably good. This is me—this is the wine I want to drink. 11.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."
- Erin Larkin
98 / 100
"A late 'Winemaker's Selection' bottle-aged release. Among the very greatest expressions of this wine, released just as it's strutting into its halcyon years. Beguiling scents of honey-doused rock melon, Mountain Dew, green and yellow plum and buttered toast, creamy and salacious in the best sense. Yet the drive, focus and precision, behooved by the juicy acidity, drags any fold or drape of excess into a vortex of tension and regional fidelity. This is fantastic Hunter semillon and a truly world-class wine. As good as it gets! Drink or hold. Screw cap."
- James Suckling
97 / 100
"Bright, medium to light-yellow colour. A whiff of free sulfur comes off at first sniff, then there's lemony herbal freshness, discreet and refined with no single aroma dominating. There's just a whisper of toast starting up, but the wine is reserved for its age, promising to live long if cellared. Taut, dry, savoury and restrained. An excellent wine with a long future ahead of it. (5 Gold medals)"
- Huon Hooke
97 / 100
"The grapes came from two vineyards, one planted in '23, the younger one in '69, both on well drained sandy soils. This is classic stuff, the Tyrrell family with generational experience and an embarrassment of richness with its holdings of old vines, here resulting in lime/lemon/talc flavours and texture."
- James Halliday's Wine Companion
