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| Drinking window: Drink between 2017 and 2024 (based on 7 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.3 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by NoelB on 1/21/2024 & rated 99 points: Extremely good - but the Mount Mary was better - except for the price. (250 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 12/24/2023: {screwcap, 13.5%} Still quite a pale straw, even at nearly a decade old. Ripe vintage; shows in the fruit. Sweet grapefruit, vanilla pod. Hint of mango. Polished oak, but plenty of it. Palate isn't so oaky as the nose, but the richness of the fruit - with apricot even - is bolstered by the cedary oak and medium acidity. Medium/full weight, but polished and long-finishing; dry but juicy. Really good stuff; no hurry to drink over the next ten years easily. (277 views) | | | Tasted by NoelB on 4/1/2023 & rated 92 points: Usually excellent. One bottle was just like that. The other was a bit flat. (542 views) | | | Tasted by brisbane piefan on 1/27/2023 & rated 95 points: Quite green-tinged in the glass. Still a touch-limey on the nose but age is softening the acid ever so lightly. Such pleasant drinking and to my taste probably at its best over the next few years. (485 views) | | | Tasted by NoelB on 11/5/2022 & rated 98 points: This has to be the best in Australia. (592 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 7/7/2019: {screwcap, 13.5%} Still a pale straw green. Nuts and figs on the nose, still quite youthful. Maybe a hint of sandalwood too. There is a rich, semi-buttery character to the palate, but this is warm climate, not from oak or mall. Medium acid, oak-derived flavours, a smidge of grapefruit, medium/full weight. Has a slight browning quality that comes with a bit of age, but still has plenty of time left. Fairly even palate, maybe dipping a bit in the middle. Still, a pretty tidy wine. Creamy texture, medium/long finish. Another five years would be good. (1320 views) | | | Tasted by Bearbus on 11/3/2018: Melon and fig, some butter, and LOTS of oak. A bit lacking in intensity on the palate, though it has nice balance. Certainly overpriced (1239 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 7/3/2018: Wine-Ark tasting Tyrell's (wine ark alexandria): Stone fruit, a little vinegar? Dirty glass? Butter, cream, toasty oak. Sharply acidic with stone fruit joining the butter and toasted oak, loads of front of mouth grip. It proves a little bitter on the palate. Hmm
second taste from a different glass
lovely vibrant stone fruit leaps from the glass underpinned by toast, butter, slight almonds, cedar and sweet spice. Rich, tangy, sweet spice, butter and oak much to the fore here. Still quite young. Odd about the butter as they claim no malo, perhaps I'm getting it from the lees? Or, more likely, my palate is out... (1545 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 5/26/2018 & rated 91 points: Tyrrell's Private Bin Tasting (Hunter Valley): Mandarin, pear, sea spray and slate. Palate is starting to show very light development with some very light honey. Plenty of depth and body to keep carrying this along, come back in 4-5 years to check in again. (1628 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 5/31/2015 & rated 92 points: Hunter Valley Roadtrip 2015: Lime, lemon and straw. Really well composed on the palate, I love the restraint and purity of the fruit. Carries with long length and plenty of style. (2269 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 1/17/2015: Hunter Valley - 6 Cellar Doors (Hunter Valley): {screwcap, 13%, A$40} Very much resembling a younger version of the 2010; this is more restrained as befitting its extreme youth. Polished cedary oak is prominent; there are lots of warm chardonnay and leesy characters on the palate, but good balance and medium weight and length. Just needs some time to come together. (2123 views) |
| By Richard Hemming, MW
JancisRobinson.com (8/21/2019)
(Tyrrell's, Vat 47 Chardonnay Hunter Valley White) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (6/10/2018)
(Tyrrell's Chardonnay Hunter Valley Vat 47, White, Australia) Subscribe to see review text. | By Daniel Honan
Decanter, Tyrrell's Wines Vat 47: Hunter Valley Chardonnay, 2004-2017 (Screw Cap Years) (3/23/2018)
(Tyrrell’s, Vat 47 Hunter Chardonnay, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia, White) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Halliday
Halliday Wine Companion (1/1/2018)
(Tyrrell's Vat 47 Hunter Chardonnay) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/29/2016)
(Tyrrell's, Vat 47 Chardonnay Hunter Valley White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Gary Walsh
The WINEFRONT (5/28/2015)
(Tyrrell’s Vat 47 Chardonnay) Subscribe to see review text. |
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Nothing is great unless it is good The Tyrrell family wine story
2008 marks the 150th anniversary of our family’s arrival in Pokolbin to commence its future in the Australian wine industry. 150 years of one family with a constant base and industry in which it operates is a rarity in the country. We Tyrrells have been on our vineyard for two thirds of Australia’s modern history. The motto of ‘nothing is great unless it is good’ came with my great grandfather from England and has been a guiding beacon for the family through the 150 years. It has been and will be the basis of all we do.
We have passed many milestones along the way, with the past 50 years contributing the most. The introduction of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to the modern Australian industry, our expansion outside our beloved Hunter Valley to Mclaren Vale, Limestone Coast and Heathcote, and the championing of the introduction Semillon variety from the Hunter are, to me, the outstanding achievements.
The Heathcote move will see us at the forefront of the development of what I believe will be the next great Shiraz area of Australia; one that will rival and then surpass the Barossa and Mclaren Vale.
Hunter Semillon has provided us with the rare opportunity to work with one of the truly unique wine styles of the world and I trust that in my lifetime it will be recognized worldwide for its great quality.
The continuation of Tyrrell’s Wines as a family business for another 150 years, at least, is my greatest dream. Family businesses always have a longer term view of the world, its operation and its people. It is from the family businesses that the innovation and leadership required by the wine industry, nationally and locally, will come. Wine is forever in our blood and in our dreams.
Pauline and I will probably not see the 200th anniversary of Tyrrell’s but the future of it will be in safe hands. Our three children Jane, John and Christopher, will have created their own part of our family’s history and tradition.
M. Bruce Tyrrell AM
Managing Director
Tyrrell’s Wines
Established in 1858 by English immigrant Edward Tyrrell, Tyrrell’s Wines is one of Australia’s pre-eminent family owned wine companies with vineyards extending from their historic home in the Hunter Valley to the Limestone Coast (SA) and Heathcote (VIC).
Headed up by fourth generation family member Bruce Tyrrell, Tyrrell’s is home to some of Australia’s most awarded wines including the iconic Vat 1 Semillon. Since 1971, Tyrrell’s has been awarded over 5,000 trophies and medals and in 2010 was named “Winery of the Year” in James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion.
With the fifth generation, Chris, Jane and John, involved in the business, Tyrrell’s will continue to remain family owned with the simple philosophy of producing high quality wine that people love to drink.
Philosophy
My great grandfather arrived in Pokolbin in 1858 and took up a concessional allotment of 320 acres. This marks the start of over 150 years of the Tyrrell’s being a constant in both the Hunter Valley and Australian wine industries. The motto he brought with him from England “nothing is great unless it is good”, remains as a guiding beacon of what we have been, what we are and what we will be in the future.
The past 50 years has been an era of growth and innovation. We have purchased, or leased many of the great vineyard blocks of the Hunter, introduced chardonnay and pinot noir to the modern Australian wine industry and have been lucky enough to work with Hunter semillon - one of the truly unique wines of the world. Hunter semillon has been the obsession of my generation and it is wonderful to now see international acceptance of the greatness and unique quality of this wine.
When I joined the business full time in 1974, we were a small winery with 95% of the business being at Cellar Door and having made about three export sales; one each to the USA, UK and Sweden. Today, we are a medium sized family business with vineyards in the Hunter Valley, Limestone Coast and Heathcote, and export to more than 50 countries around the world.
The two great developments of the last 20 years have been the selection of the land for our vineyard in Heathcote in Victoria; an area which, I believe, will join the front rank of great quality region in Australia. In the past four years, we have identified the six vineyard blocks that we have which are greater than 100 years old and when the quality was good enough, produced and bottled them as stand alone wines. These are amongst the rarest vineyards in the world.
It is the wish of the current generation that the family goes on for at least another 150 years. Without family business our economy would lack length of vision for the future and the long term commitment to quality and innovation.
We are proud to be a member of the Australia’s First Families of Wine as we all share the same long term vision of the Australian wine industry.
M. Bruce Tyrrell AM
Managing Director
Our Home
The Hunter Valley is one of Australia's premier wine growing regions and takes in an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. It is bordered by mountain ranges, all of which are part of the Hunter River system catchment. The upper Hunter (around Scone, Murrurundi and Merriwa) is undulating country while the lower Hunter (Maitland, Cessnock) is reasonably flat country, some of which lies in the flood plains of the Hunter, Paterson and Williams Rivers. Much of the economy in the Hunter region is based upon mining, light industry, steel production and agriculture.
Only a two hour drive north of Sydney, a car is recommended if you plan on exploring the Hunter Valley during your stay. Cessnock is the southern gateway to the Hunter Valley wine region. Pokolbin is located about six kilometres west of Cessnock and is the major centre in the region. With plenty of beautiful accommodation, restaurants and live entertainment, it is the perfect location for a weekend getaway.
Tyrrell’s Wines manage a large number of vineyards throughout the Hunter Valley in NSW, totaling just over 500 acres. The majority of the plantings are semillon and shiraz, for which the region is renowned. The winery is based in Pokolbin and is the home of Tyrrell’s Wines, with the original slab hut built in 1858 still standing. The Cellar Door is located at the same address and is open seven days a week with daily winery tours operating at 10.30am.
Our Vineyards
Building upon their inheritance of just 60 acres to 900 acres today, Tyrrell’s premium vineyards extend from their historic home in the Hunter Valley to other distinguished grape growing regions of Australia including Heathcote in Victoria and the Limestone Coast in South Australia.
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