2000 Tyrrell's Sémillon Single Vineyard Stevens

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 85.1 points

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  3/26/2016 - CamWheeler wrote: 89 Points

  Lemon curd, orange peel, yellow florals. Medium body, still has good acid, will go another 5-6 years.

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  1/15/2015 - Paul S wrote: 90 Points

  "Simple" Midweek Dinner - (Imperial Treasure, Asia Square) (Imperial Treasure, Asia Square): I have always had a soft spot for Hunter Valley Semillions, and Tyrell’s makes some of the best. At 15 years, this was at a rather awkward stage between adolescence and maturity, but it was still a pretty good drink. A touch reductive and matchsticky when first poured, it slowly opened up to show a ripe nose with sweet tropical inflections of green mangoes, pineapples and some sweet floral notes. There was also a little whiff of cream that smelt strangely like sweet oak and, with time, a little whiff of grass and mineral drifted out as well. A complex and quite attractive nose. The palate started out very sweet and fruity, with green mangoes, pineapples and nectarines lined with a little streak of minerality. It certainly was a big wine though, with a bit of an oily, alcohol-fueled depth to it, but nice dose of bright acidity still gave it a nice, clean breeziness. The finish ended with a brighter lick of lemony citrus and grassy notes and an intriguingly salty twang running behind. Again, there were some sweet vanilla notes hanging around the back-palate. A very interesting wine with lots of character. It does seem a little stuck between a citrusy youth and a deeper, creamier maturity though. I would give it 4-5 more years to see where it goes.

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  2/28/2013 - Mivvy wrote: 87 Points

  The last of four bottles and by far the best. Light and youthful in colour, lemon, citrus nose. Honey-sweet palate, bursts of lemon, fine texture. Finish is sharp, clean quite long.

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  4/29/2011 - Mivvy wrote: 84 Points

  Bright - with a bit of gold. Nose is more evolved than last bottle - picking up plenty of honey but it still has freshness and some citrus notes. Toasty but still with some lemon/citrus on the palate - not sharp, quite mellow. Finishes short.

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  11/7/2010 - Mivvy wrote: 86 Points

  Straw colour. The nose is starting to evolve with some honey like aromas. Still brings plenty of acid and citurs flavours but finishes with a more complex, toasty flavour.

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