Tyrrell's Hunter Valley Shiraz 2014
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A wine such as this calls for a classic food and wine such as roast lamb or beef. Excellent drinking upon release and will develop in complexity with short term bottle age.
Blend: 90.2% Shiraz and 9.8% Grenache.
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James Suckling
A different expression of old-vine shiraz due to the sandy soil in which it grows; this rare parcel from vines planted in 1908 has been matured in a single 2700-liter, new-French-oak cask — a tradition that is at the core of these great Tyrrell's reds. The nose has plenty of brambly, raspberry and boysenberry fruits and is really nicely framed in spicy and more savory oak notes. Some licorice and a hint of cassis, but this is really bright and vibrant. The palate is smooth and upbeat, where slim-fit tannins are curved neatly around a core of perfectly balanced, medium-weight shiraz that taps into redcurrant, red-plum and dark-plum flavorrs. It's all illuminated with bright tannins and holds long, pure and right on point. Give it at least ten years if you have the patience.
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Wine Enthusiast
The Tyrrell family was excited about its 2014s when I visited there earlier this year, and this suggests their ebullience is well founded. The aromas are fresh and floral, loaded with cherry-berry fruit and a hint of cracked pepper, while on the palate, the wine is medium bodied and supple, with a long, peppery, silky finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
While this sample of the 2014 Shiraz wasn't as fresh and floral as I remember the last one being, on the palate it's still loaded with cherry-berry fruit and a hint of cracked pepper. The medium-bodied palate is bolstered by supple, fine-grained tannins and balanced acidity extends through the long, silky finish.
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Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
Most admired for citrus-driven, mineral-rich and often age-worthy Semillon wines, Hunter Valley is one of Australia’s oldest wine regions and was home to its very first commercial vineyards. The region’s warm summer nights coupled with autumn cloud cover and cool sea breezes allow full ripening and healthy acidity levels for Semillon; its diverse soils of volcanic basalt and white alluvial sands promote the development of Semillon’s delicate aromas. Hunter Valley Semillons can certainly be enjoyed in their youth but with 10 to 20 years in the cellar, the best examples develop intriguing notes of honey, browned butter and roasted nuts.
Chardonnay and Shiraz also do well in Hunter Valley.