Sourced with fruit from Short Flat, NVC and 8 Acres vineyards, and a minimum vine age of 50 years (and the oldest planted in 1892).

Tyrrell’s, Vat 9, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, 2023

Deep, bright ruby hue. Opens calm, dusty and reserved with ripe plum, blackberry, dried herb mix, soft mocha and dried meats. Forget any suggestion of dryness or dustiness on the palate: Impeccably supple and sewn together without a seam in sight. Brightly built, steps neatly through its medium weight and sublime structure. The Tyrrell’s have achieved have unlocked a cheat code with this wine being incredible now, but not shifting in a dozen cellar years.

RRP: $115
Alc: 13.5%
Rating 96/100

Wine sample courtesy of Tyrrell’s