The Trapiche Medalla Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 has deep red hues and aromas of smoked peppers tobacco and spice notes from its time in barrel. On the palate, the wine shows sweet and ripe fruit, with good structure.
The Trapiche Merlot 2021 has a deep red color of ripe cherries. Aromas of ripe red fruit with a subtle hint of black pepper. Medium bodied, juicy with a lingering taste.
The Trapiche Pinot Noir 2020 has a slight ruby in color with fruity aromas of plums and cherries. Smooth and light, this Pinot Noir offers freshness with a velvety texture.
The Turkey Flat Shiraz’s colour is deep red purple and the bouquet reveals plum and raspberry, dark-cherry and spice aromas in a fruit-driven, subtly oaked style. This Shiraz wins has a full-bodied red of purity, poise and harmony. Long-term potential.
The 2020 Tyrrell’s Beside Broke Road Cabernet Sauvignon is a full bodied wine. This Cabernet Sauvignon has classic lifted dark cherry and blackberry aromas with hints of violets and olive tapenade. The palate is vibrant and fresh showing off dark fruits and herbaceous varietal notes with silky tannins and a bright natural balance. The Beside Broke Road Cabernet Sauvignon wine is refined yet well constructured tannins with a sturdy medium length conclusion.
The grapes for our Beside Broke Road Cabernet Sauvignon from Margaret River in Western Australia, Australia’s pre-eminent Cabernet Sauvignon region. This varietal has a real affinity for the soils and weather conditions in Margaret River. The fruit was picked in the cool of night and processed without crushing the berries, this reduces the extraction of overt tannin in flavour of more fruit freshness and vibrancy. Maturation took place in older French oak (10 months), ideal when trying to highlight the fruits vibrancy and structure.
The 2019 Tyrrell’s Beside Broke Road Heathcote Shiraz wine is a bright fresh example of varietal and regional character. This Beside Broke Road Heathcote Shiraz wine has a core of dark plum, mulberry and chocolate balanced by fresh subtle pepper spice and flinty mineral notes. The palate has the soft rich feel of a medium to full bodied shiraz but with a vibrant fruit line that helps keep the wine lively and supple.
The grapes for our Beside Broke Road Shiraz from Heathcote in central Victoria, a dry central Victorian climate with cool nights and warm days which make this region one of the best sites for growing shiraz in Australia. The fruit was picked in the cool of the night and transported to our Hunter Valley winery without crushing the berries. This reduces the extraction of overt tannin in favour of more fruit freshness and vibrancy. After fermentation the maturation has been in older French oak barriques in the Tyrrell’s barrel shed which softened the wine without adding oak flavour.
The 2021 Tyrrell’s Hunter Valley Shiraz wine has a vibrant purple colour, with a lifted nose showing bright red fruits and confectionary spice. This Australian Shiraz wine has a medium bodied with good depth of flavour yet still lively and fresh. Soft, savoury tannins and a crunchy acidity adds to the wines complexity. This Hunter Valley Shiraz is a wonderful example of the modern, medium bodied Hunter Valley Shiraz wine.
The Hunter Valley Shiraz was made from grapes grown on some of the top blocks on the Tyrrell’s estate and surrounding area, which have an average vine age of 40 years and are mostly dry grown. The 2019 vintage was the third great vintage in a row for the Hunter Valley, the product of another hot, dry summer. The Hunter Valley range is quintessential Tyrrell’s and quintessential Hunter.
This range showcases the Hunter’s tried-and-tested varieties: Semillon, Shiraz and Chardonnay. All of the wines are made to the same high standards and in the same style as our flagship Winemaker’s Selection Vat 1 Semillon, Vat 47 Chardonnay and Vat 9 Shiraz.
90 Points | Halliday Wine Companion, 2022
The Tyrrell’s Moore’s Creek Shiraz wine has a ruby red color. The red wine has aromas of plum fruits and chocolate and vanilla essence. The taste of this Australian Shiraz wine has sweet fruits and spicy peppery characters are evident on the palate, which is supported by the integration of tannins.
The range of wines Moore’s Creek is named after a small river, which originates in the hills Brokenback Range and flows through the winery Hunter Valley Distillery and vineyards Penfoldvale. In line includes both red and white wines with an optimal ratio “price-quality”. Wine “Moore’s Creek” Shiraz is made from Shiraz grapes grown in the best vineyards of Tirrelz Vines. The wine is aged in large oak casks for 8-12 months.
The 2021 Tyrrell’s Moore’s Creek Shiraz wine is versatile accompaniment to grilled and roasted dishes or spicy pastas.
The Tyrrell’s Moore’s Creek Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of black cherries, wild berries and some spice. This Australian Cabernet Sauvignon wine is a full bodied red with an intense palate of rich, dark plum and a silky finish.
The range of wines Moore’s Creek is named after a small river, which originates in the hills Brokenback Range and flows through the winery Hunter Valley Distillery and vineyards Penfoldvale. In line includes both red and white wines with an optimal ratio “price-quality”. Moore’s Creek Cabernet Sauvignon is made from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown in the best vineyards of Tirrelz Vines. The wine is aged in barrels of American and French oak.
This 2021 Tyrrell’s Moore’s Creek Cabernet Sauvignon wine goes well with red meat and cheeses.
The Tyrrell’s Old Winery Cabernet Sauvignon wine has aromas of black cherries, wild berries and some spice. This Australian Cabernet Sauvignon is a full bodied red wine with an intense palate of rich, dark plum and a silky finish.
Named after the Tyrrell’s historic winery in the Hunter Valley, which was built in 1863 for the first vintage in 1864. A classic range of wines produced using fruit from premium Australian wine regions, Old Winery delivers distinctive varietal character and outstanding quality synonymous with the Tyrrell’s name. Designed for immediate enjoyment, the Old Winery promise is to provide a quality wine to suit every palate preference at a refreshingly affordable price.
This 2022 Tyrrell’s Old Winery Cabernet Sauvignon wine is an ideal accompaniment to red meat, tomato based pasta and hard cheeses.
The Tyrrell’s Old Winery Pinot Noir wine has lots of varietal cherry and strawberry aromas with complexing forest floor undertones. This Old Winery Pinot Noir wine has a soft but generously flavoured style with sweet aromas of berries and mushroom. The palate is long and concentrated with rich sweet fruit, subtle savoury oak support and smooth tannins.
The Tyrrell’s Old Winery Pinot Noir is blended from fruit sourced from some of Australia’s best red-growing regions in the country. Old Winery delivers distinctive varietal character and outstanding quality synonymous with the Tyrrell’s name. Designed for immediate enjoyment, the Old Winery promise is to provide a quality wine to suit every palate preference at a refreshingly affordable price.
This Tyrrell’s Old Winery Pinot Noir wine is an ideal accompaniment to red meat, game dishes, tomato based pasta and semi-soft cheeses.
The 2020 Tyrrell’s Old Winery Shiraz wine has deep red in colour with a bright purple rim. This Australian Shiraz wine has a smooth, soft and spicy with aromas of dark ripe fruit and subtle vanillin oak. The palate is full of rich shiraz flavours and is supported by firm tannins which provide good length and complexity.
Named after the Tyrrell’s historic winery in the Hunter Valley, which was built in 1863 for the first vintage in 1864. A classic range of wines produced using fruit from premium Australian wine regions, Old Winery delivers distinctive varietal character and outstanding quality synonymous with the Tyrrell’s name. Designed for immediate enjoyment, the Old Winery promise is to provide a quality wine to suit every palate preference at a refreshingly affordable price.
The Tyrrell’s Old Winery Shiraz wine is an ideal accompaniment to traditional red meat dishes, tomato based pastas and matured cheeses.
The 2021 Tyrrell’s Rufus Stone Heathcote Shiraz wine has a deep, youthful red purple colour. This Rufus Stone Heathcote Australian Shiraz has a rich, chocolate, spice, sweet plum and vanilla bouquet, which returns with good power and impact on the finish. The Shiraz wine is medium to full-bodied, nicely-textured and fleshy with supple tannins and easy drinkability, although it will surely age well. The oak, alcohol and tannin levels are perfectly weighted. The Rufus Stone Heathcote Shiraz wine is one of Tyrrell’s Wines top non-Hunter reds. Sourced from vineyards in Heathcote.
The story of the Rufus Stone dates back almost 1,000 years to medieval England. King William II, known as Rufus, is believed to have been killed by an errant arrow fired by Sir Walter Tyrrell – an ancestor of the Tyrrell family. Today, the site of this infamous incident is marked by the Rufus Stone. Since 1997, our top non-Hunter red wines have been named in honor of Tyrrell’s historical association with the Rufus Stone.
The vintage conditions for our Rufus Stone Heathcote Shiraz were just about perfect, with warm, dry days followed by cool nights, allowing the fruit to gain the ripe, full flavors of modern Australian Shiraz while maintaining the fresh mineral line and tension of the classic European styles.
Awards:
2016 Vintage: Platinum Medal – The TEXSOM International Wine Awards
2013 Vintage: Gold – The TEXSOM International Wine Awards
2010 Vintage: Silver – International Wine Challenge
2009 Vintage: Commended – International Wine Challenge
2009 Vintage: Commended – Decanter World Wine Awards
