2002 Tyrrell's Vat 8

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 91 points

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  9/23/2023 - crazywineguy Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Lovely lifted medium bodied Hunter at full maturity. Cherry nose. Palate is smooth, drying tannin, lovely earthy leather saddle notes. Mine is the old parchment yellow label but same wine I think. A delight to drink.

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  3/9/2006 - graemeg wrote:

  {cork, 13.7%} Just a dash of Mudgee cabernet to add to the Hunter shiraz here. Dark crimson in colour; clear but not exactly bright. The aromas are of dark berries & plums, with liquorice and damp soil. It’s not overtly fruity (at least not by recent South Australian standards), although it’s still a long way from developing any serious secondary notes. The palate is round and smooth, very nicely balanced with all parts of the tongue evenly coated; yes, this is the way it should be. Oak influence is minimal; just a component, not a feature of the flavours. Tannins are fine and sandy. The earthy component of the fruit on the palate is dry and savoury; there’s quite perceptible acidity that makes its prickly presence felt, but it’s in line with the medium-bodied weight of the wine and moderate length finish. The Mudgee cabernet only constitutes some 8% of the wine, but I suspect adds a significant structural component. For $23 from the mailing list 3 years ago, this is a pretty good wine.

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