Description
"Only ever made from our exceptional old blocks of Semillon, the centrepiece of which is our Short Flat vineyard with the oldest planting being from 1923. The unique soils provide the Vat 1 characteristic length of fruit. A fine Semillon vintage in the Hunter Valley. The length and power of fruit is what sets this Vat 1 apart from the other recent vintages." - Winemaker Notes
"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." - 98 Points, Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
"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. Drink by 2033." - 97 points + Top 100 Wines of 2018 & Best Semillon of 2019, James Halliday
