Community Tasting Notes 13

• lightning wrote: 90 points

  February 2, 2024 - Bought a few bottles of this 2017 HVD today and decided to open one since I still have the 2016 fresh in mind from last night.
  
  2017 is less giving on the nose at this stage - almost mute, while the 2016 was much more generous, with white nectarine and toast notes. 2017 has a pronounced minerality on the midpalate, a cuddly lime acidity; slightly oily in texture, a touch below medium bodied. Still early days at 7 years of age under screwcap, and should continue to evolve in the standard Hunter Semillon style.

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• Pverd wrote: 88 points

  January 28, 2024 - This lacks depth and intensity on both nose and more importantly on the palate. Feels like it was over cropped given that it was a good white year in the hunter. Belford a much better wine. Disappointing.

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• Bandreas wrote:

  December 18, 2023 - Tasted at "Fish at The Rocks": Very muted, nd never opened through the course of the meal. What I got was some minerality, but the wine tasted very light and involved. i was expecting more, especially some lanolin type complexity of the semillon grape... wonder if it will ever come around...
  So far, none of the Australian white wines have "wowed" me..

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• cogo44 Likes this wine:

  November 17, 2023 - Creamy lemon squash is prominent on the nose with some lanolin also in the background. The palate has broad and rich elements of lemon with some lime. This is a creamy and more textural expression of Hunter semillon that is likely to reach maturity more quickly than the other Tyrrell’s semillons of this vintage.

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• chatters wrote:

  September 22, 2023 - Grass, lemongrass, toouch of lime. Juicy and fleshy, a sense of breadth - the age has helped soften the impression of the acidity, grass and citrus flavours, slightly dilute. Hmm.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2017
• Type White
• Producer Tyrrell's
• Varietal Sémillon
• Designation Single Vineyard
• Vineyard HVD
• Country Australia
• Region New South Wales
• SubRegion Hunter Valley
• Appellation Hunter Valley

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• Pending Delivery 6 (1%)
• In Cellars 324 (74%)
• Consumed 105 (24%)

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