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Tyrrell's Wines Museum Release Vat 1 Semillon 2013

Name: Tyrrell's Wines Museum Release Vat 1 Semillon 2013
Brand: Tyrrell's
SKU: TYSE201313 UCAU
Price: 159.99 AUD
Availability: InStock

$159.99

— Tyrrell’s is home to some of Australia’s most awarded wines including the iconic Vat 1 Semillon.
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— Direct from the winery cellar
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— The wine shows plenty of pure fresh lemony curd fruit characters and a clean steely, almost bracing acid backbone.

Origin

New South Wales Hunter Valley, Australia

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SKU: TYSE201313 UCAU

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TASTING NOTES

Tyrrell's Wines Museum Release Vat 1 Semillon 2013 is a distinguished expression of Australia’s Hunter Valley legacy, showcasing over 160 years of winemaking expertise. This premium Semillon captivates with its vibrant pale straw color that immediately draws the eye, inviting you into a sensory journey marked by elegance and refinement.

On the nose, experience an enticing bouquet of fresh citrus fruits—lemon and lime harmoniously intertwined with delicate floral nuances. These aromas perfectly set the stage for a palate that bursts with zesty flavors of lemon, grapefruit, and green apple, enriched by subtle hints of honey and lanolin. The wine’s stainless steel aging preserves its natural acidity and freshness, resulting in a clean, steely backbone that balances the vibrant fruit character with an invigorating bracing finish.

This release is a testament to Tyrrell’s reputation as the home of some of Australia’s most awarded wines, including the iconic Vat 1 Semillon. Direct from the winery cellar, it embodies the purity and precision that have earned it multiple accolades, such as:

James Halliday Top 100 Wines of 2018
Halliday Wine Companion Best Semillon of 2019
Multiple trophies at the 2021 and 2022 Sydney Royal Wine Show, including Best Wine of Show, Best White Wine, and Best Semillon
Best Semillon at the 2021 Royal Adelaide Wine Show

The Hunter Valley region, renowned for its ideal climate and terroir, imparts a distinctive minerality and longevity to this Semillon. The 2013 vintage reflects a perfect balance of ripeness and acidity, making this wine a refined choice for collectors and enthusiasts seeking a wine that evolves beautifully with age.

Key highlights:

Pure, fresh lemony curd fruit characters with a clean, steely acid backbone
Crafted from carefully selected Semillon grapes, aged in stainless steel tanks to preserve crispness
Award-winning pedigree recognized by top wine critics and prestigious competitions

Whether enjoyed now or cellared for future enjoyment, Tyrrell's Museum Release Vat

TASTING PROFILE

LIGHT
FULL

LOW TANNIN
TANNIC

SWEET
DRY

LOW ACIDITY
HIGH ACIDITY

Aroma: Floral, Lemon, Lime

Palate: Grapefruit, Green Apple, Honey

Food Pairings:

Pork
Red Meat

Classification: White

Variety: Semillon

Vintage: 2013

Bottle : 750ml (Bottle)

Country: Australia

Region: New South Wales

Alcohol: 11.5%

Cellaring: 10-15 Years

Scores

98/100

The 2013 Vat 1 Semillon is perfumed and floral, with nary a hair out of place here. This is sleek and streamlined, perfect in its way. It is light and detailed, fresh and distinct. It has a balanced ledger of almond meal, pressed flowers, tatami mat/straw, saline threads of acidity, pear skin, cumin, scratched yuzus, bay leaf and Murraya (orange jessamine). The texture is silky, so silky, almost slippery, without being viscose. This is unutterably good. This is me—this is the wine I want to drink. 11.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

Erin Larkin

Scores

98/100

A late 'Winemaker's Selection' bottle-aged release. Among the very greatest expressions of this wine, released just as it's strutting into its halcyon years. Beguiling scents of honey-doused rock melon, Mountain Dew, green and yellow plum and buttered toast, creamy and salacious in the best sense. Yet the drive, focus and precision, behooved by the juicy acidity, drags any fold or drape of excess into a vortex of tension and regional fidelity. This is fantastic Hunter semillon and a truly world-class wine. As good as it gets! Drink or hold. Screw cap.

James Suckling

Scores

97/100

Bright, medium to light-yellow colour. A whiff of free sulfur comes off at first sniff, then there's lemony herbal freshness, discreet and refined with no single aroma dominating. There's just a whisper of toast starting up, but the wine is reserved for its age, promising to live long if cellared. Taut, dry, savoury and restrained. An excellent wine with a long future ahead of it. (5 Gold medals)

Huon Hooke

Scores

97/100

The grapes came from two vineyards, one planted in '23, the younger one in '69, both on well drained sandy soils. This is classic stuff, the Tyrrell family with generational experience and an embarrassment of richness with its holdings of old vines, here resulting in lime/lemon/talc flavours and texture.

Halliday's Wine Companion

ABN: 13 116 972 313. SA License Number: 57701990

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