Vat 1 Semillon only ever comes from the oldest and best blocks. The vines are all dry grown, on their own roots, and date back to 1923.
All the fruit was handpicked and carefully sorted in the vineyard. After a relatively cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks, the wine spent a minimal time on yeast lees before being bottled early to maintain its freshness. No oak fermentation or maturation.
Delicate citrus aromas. The palate has a density and depth of fruit which only comes from special vineyard blocks. This robust fruit profile is balanced by the wines texture and soft acid profile giving it an approachability now, however, will age well into the future.
Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon 2014, one of the best vintages from the Hunter Valley. 2014 was presented with perfect ripening conditions in the Hunter, with heavy November rains, followed by sunshine without any 40C plus days. Tyrell’s managing director Bruce Tyrrell had said – My father Murray was famous for regularly declaring a vintage of the century, well this is possibly the best of both this and last century.
Vat 1 Semillon is only ever made using fruit fromthe best old-vine, dry-grown vineyards. These blocks, the oldest of which was planted in 1923, feature sandy, free-draining soils that are ideal for growing Semillon and give the Vat 1 its unique character.
