Expressive nose with lemon zest, pear and honeysuckle. Starting to show some of that lovely, toasty Hunter Valley Sémillon development. Vibrant, concentrated and towards lighter bodied on the palate. Long, toasty citrus finish. Delicious. Drink now or hold.
WSET Notes:
Pale lemon green.
Pronounced on the nose with honeysuckle, lemon zest, pear, green apple, wax, hay and toast. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Medium minus body, high acidity, medium alcohol, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for aging.
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Truly delightful but clearly still very young and just starting to open up. On the nose there are heaps of honeysuckle, beeswax, citrus, and some honey. The same notes continue to the palate with a mild salinity and a long, lingering finish. At this age the wine is glassy and refined but feels a tad closed off. Acid is already seamlessly integrated and this is a wine with no perceptible edges. This easily has another 15-20+ years ahead of it before it slows down.
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Lime green yellow, iridescent. Intense lemon, nose, candle wax, lime zest, fabulously pristine and fresh. Flavours are similarly crystalline and lively, lime zest, faint honey and beeswax, still incredibly young. Would suggest this is at the beginning of a very long journey. Another excellent Hunter Semillon.
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{screwcap, 11%} Still a pale yellow straw colour. Mildly developing but reticent nose of steely grey, mineral characters, slight grassy aromas, with a grassy, lanolin quality. Imitating a Marsanne. Palate is patchy, probably too young, although the acid is soft enough that I wonder about true evolution. A bit dense despite the light/medium weight, dry but a bit washed out in flavour, more of that steel and grass without much dimension. Maybe drunk at an in-between stage, in fairness. Best to wait I think.
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{screwcap, 11%} Seemed oddly advanced, with a smokey, slatey note to the flavours, as if it was a riesling blend. Medium acid; light/medium body. An earthy, grassy character too. Probably a bad time to drink this. Probably best in 5-10 years or so.
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Single blind. Very mineral driven nose with bath salts, lemon, slate and a touch of a floral note. Excellent spark on the palate, the fruit has a real intense minerality about it and has sizzling acidity that gives it a salivating quality. Bright and precise at the same time, this was excellent and had great potential.
Note: this bottle saw some very hot shipping conditions but still seemed to be in good shape so was rated "as is".
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Tyrrell's 2016 White Release: More held back than the 2016 Stevens. Some pencil, apple, pear and some mango and straw as it warms up. Quite mineral on the palate, there is lithe fruit and a kick of spice through the middle. Really liking this restrained HVD style, whereas it can be a little more rich in other vintages.
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9/16/2023 - ___robin Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lovely wax and lanolin notes that complement lemon & lime, with excellent acidity.
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8/16/2023 - Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Expressive nose with lemon zest, pear and honeysuckle. Starting to show some of that lovely, toasty Hunter Valley Sémillon development. Vibrant, concentrated and towards lighter bodied on the palate. Long, toasty citrus finish. Delicious. Drink now or hold.
WSET Notes:
Pale lemon green.
Pronounced on the nose with honeysuckle, lemon zest, pear, green apple, wax, hay and toast. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Medium minus body, high acidity, medium alcohol, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for aging.
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5/25/2023 - ethanwade Likes this wine:
Truly delightful but clearly still very young and just starting to open up. On the nose there are heaps of honeysuckle, beeswax, citrus, and some honey. The same notes continue to the palate with a mild salinity and a long, lingering finish. At this age the wine is glassy and refined but feels a tad closed off. Acid is already seamlessly integrated and this is a wine with no perceptible edges. This easily has another 15-20+ years ahead of it before it slows down.
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12/27/2022 - Cremuel Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lime green yellow, iridescent. Intense lemon, nose, candle wax, lime zest, fabulously pristine and fresh. Flavours are similarly crystalline and lively, lime zest, faint honey and beeswax, still incredibly young. Would suggest this is at the beginning of a very long journey. Another excellent Hunter Semillon.
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5/26/2022 - Jimmy_D Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still early but showing well. A touch of salty minerality. Liking the weight and hint of texture.
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5/30/2020 - graemeg wrote:
{screwcap, 11%} Still a pale yellow straw colour. Mildly developing but reticent nose of steely grey, mineral characters, slight grassy aromas, with a grassy, lanolin quality. Imitating a Marsanne. Palate is patchy, probably too young, although the acid is soft enough that I wonder about true evolution. A bit dense despite the light/medium weight, dry but a bit washed out in flavour, more of that steel and grass without much dimension. Maybe drunk at an in-between stage, in fairness. Best to wait I think.
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6/21/2018 - graemeg wrote:
{screwcap, 11%} Seemed oddly advanced, with a smokey, slatey note to the flavours, as if it was a riesling blend. Medium acid; light/medium body. An earthy, grassy character too. Probably a bad time to drink this. Probably best in 5-10 years or so.
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1/1/2017 - CamWheeler wrote: 92 Points
Single blind. Very mineral driven nose with bath salts, lemon, slate and a touch of a floral note. Excellent spark on the palate, the fruit has a real intense minerality about it and has sizzling acidity that gives it a salivating quality. Bright and precise at the same time, this was excellent and had great potential.
Note: this bottle saw some very hot shipping conditions but still seemed to be in good shape so was rated "as is".
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9/8/2016 - CamWheeler wrote: 92 Points
Tyrrell's 2016 White Release: More held back than the 2016 Stevens. Some pencil, apple, pear and some mango and straw as it warms up. Quite mineral on the palate, there is lithe fruit and a kick of spice through the middle. Really liking this restrained HVD style, whereas it can be a little more rich in other vintages.
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