Rather spitzig, showing the style of wine making (more pinot than Aussie shiraz).
The acid is thankfully starting to mellow but there is still time to wait for complexity. It’s still savoury blackberry jam in style, youthful in spite of being a gentle, even (almost) light weight, wine.
Under screwcap even a lighter vintage like this might last a long while.
I recommend you give it a good shake, and then decant for 30+ minutes.
13%, screwcap
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Drinking extremely well now with a good acid line and integrated tannins to hold it for another five years. Mid weight with the lightness of its savoury touch that speaks of its Hunter terroir with the addition of the Tyrrell’s imprimatur. A one hour decant and time in the glass definitely helps.
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Mid weight Hunter Shiraz - perfectly in its drinking window with no need to rush. Lovely bright purple and blue fruit with some autumnal notes just starting to emerge.Good line of acid and ever so easy to drink.
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Tyrrell's Vat 9 Vertical: Pale transparent ruby with a slight blue tint. Juicy and vibrant, fine tannins, perhaps the sour cherry acid protrudes out slightly, fleshes out a bit with air. A shorter-term Vat 9, with its peak around the next 5-10 years.
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Seemed to have a reductive barnyard nose with a touch of sulphur kissing the palate. Maybe it’s the stelvin enclosure that has limited development. Needs a bit of time to blow away. Mid weight wine, primary red fruit with some sour cherry bites with herbs. Unlikely to open the next one for a couple of years.
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12/18/2022 - ProfByron Likes this wine: 90 Points
Rather spitzig, showing the style of wine making (more pinot than Aussie shiraz).
The acid is thankfully starting to mellow but there is still time to wait for complexity. It’s still savoury blackberry jam in style, youthful in spite of being a gentle, even (almost) light weight, wine.
Under screwcap even a lighter vintage like this might last a long while.
I recommend you give it a good shake, and then decant for 30+ minutes.
13%, screwcap
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4/12/2022 - cogo44 Likes this wine:
Drinking extremely well now with a good acid line and integrated tannins to hold it for another five years. Mid weight with the lightness of its savoury touch that speaks of its Hunter terroir with the addition of the Tyrrell’s imprimatur. A one hour decant and time in the glass definitely helps.
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2/27/2021 - wineian Likes this wine: 92 Points
Mid weight Hunter Shiraz - perfectly in its drinking window with no need to rush. Lovely bright purple and blue fruit with some autumnal notes just starting to emerge.Good line of acid and ever so easy to drink.
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2/23/2021 - lightning wrote:
Tyrrell's Vat 9 Vertical: Pale transparent ruby with a slight blue tint. Juicy and vibrant, fine tannins, perhaps the sour cherry acid protrudes out slightly, fleshes out a bit with air. A shorter-term Vat 9, with its peak around the next 5-10 years.
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5/24/2020 - wineian wrote: 90 Points
Seemed to have a reductive barnyard nose with a touch of sulphur kissing the palate. Maybe it’s the stelvin enclosure that has limited development. Needs a bit of time to blow away. Mid weight wine, primary red fruit with some sour cherry bites with herbs. Unlikely to open the next one for a couple of years.
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