2021 Tyrrell's HVD Semillon, Hunter Valley

Quiet striking, fragrant lemon and lime nose with a sense of intensity and freshness that really leaps from the glass. The palate is so long, so fine and concentrated. Elegantly piercing semillon at its best here. Drink over the next decade or more.

98 points James Suckling, October 2021

An unusual expression of the vintage, reflecting the challenges of the season. Distinct herbal, gooseberry and melon-rind tones sit alongside an underlying gentle fruitiness. The palate is weighty, with sour-edged acidity. The strength of these century-plus-old vines shows in the wine’s intensity and length, though how it will age remains to be seen.

91 points Toni Paterson for Halliday Wine Companion, March 2026

The fruit for this Semillon is sourced from the Sign Post block in Tyrrell’s HVD Vineyard. First planted in 1908, the site sits between two dry creek beds with free-draining, sandy soils over coarse river sand.

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

About this producer

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.