Tyrrell's HVD Single Vineyard Semillon 2021 6pack 10.5% 750ml

Tyrrell's HVD Single Vineyard Semillon 2021 6pack 10.5% 750ml

TASTING NOTES

AROMA

An appealing, intense lemon sherbet aromatic lift.

PALATE

Tightly coiled lemon flavours on the entry that expands across the mid and back palate. A wine of great power that retains a degree of elegance and soft round acid, which is classic HVD.

REGION NOTES

The Single Vineyard HVD Semillon is sourced from the ‘Sign Post’ block in our HVD Vineyard, which was planted in 1908. This vineyard is situated between two dry creek beds and features free-draining, sandy soils over coarse river sand.

WINEMAKERS COMMENTS

Our Single Vineyard wines champion our individual vineyard sites that produce wines of distinct character unique to that terroir. These vineyard sites include some of the world’s most important viticultural assets that have an enviable track record of producing world-class wines; all are planted on their own roots using pre-phylloxera material, with the cornerstone of these being old-vine Semillon, Australia’s most unique wine style. For most of our history, Tyrrell’s has produced its wines by blending parcels from different vineyards. However, in 1983, we created the HVD Semillon, our first formally recognised single-vineyard wine. Throughout the 1980s, we continued to investigate how the location and soil of each individual vineyard influences the unique flavours of the wines they produce. Then, in 1992, fourth generation Bruce Tyrrell struck a deal to buy grapes from the Stevens family, sealing it with a handshake. This key move enabled us to focus on the intrinsic quality and uniqueness of the great single vineyards of the Hunter Valley. Since then, we’ve set out to lease or purchase the very best vineyard sites in the Hunter Valley, with our 167 years of generational knowledge and understanding of our region playing a critical role in identifying and acquiring these distinctive vineyards. The redefinition of the vineyard source of our top wines has been the major change at Tyrrell’s over the past 40 years, and this Single Vineyard collection contains many of Australia’s most sought-after wines that have a proven track record of producing wines of quality, pedigree and age-ability.

VINTAGE NOTES

The autumn and winter months of 2020 saw the worst drought in a generation be broken with substantial rainfall, we led into an out­ standing growing season for the 2021 vintage. A cool summer then gave us even, stress-free ripening with some heat around Australia Day that was perfectly timed at the final stages of ripening. With an early budburst and later than normal harvesting, the fruit had a longer than normal hang time, which meant that all of the fruit had wonderful flavours balanced by a high natural acidity.

VINIFICATION

The fruit was lightly pressed before the free-run juice was fermented at cool temperatures in stainless steel tanks. The wine spent approximately six weeks on fine lees before being prepared for bottling in July.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCT

Country: Australia

Region: Hunter Valley

Vintage: 2021

Variety: Other Whites

alcohol volume: 10.5

closure: Screwcap

volume: 750

weight: 1.3833kg

wine style: White (Crisp Fresh)