2018 Tyrrell's Shiraz, Hunter Valley

Tyrrell's has been part of the Hunter Valley's winemaking story since 1858, making it one of Australia's oldest family-owned wineries. Five generations of the Tyrrell family have built an extraordinary reputation for producing wines of authenticity, longevity and regional character, with Chris Tyrrell continuing to champion the estate's historic vineyards and traditional approach.

The Hunter Valley Shiraz offers a modern, fruit driven expression with clear regional characters. The grapes are sourced from several of their vineyards, with fruit both hand and machine harvested before fermentation in the traditional open top vats and maturation in older, well-seasoned large 2,700 litre French oak casks that highlight fruit purity.

The wine opens with a lifted nose of red fruit and light spice, and continues with fresh, medium bodied flavours and soft tannins.