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Shiraz, Vat 9 - 1998 - Tyrell's Wines
Ref: A100098
A wine with a strong earthy nose and a rich, sweet complex palate with balanced tannin and acid. The palate is well structured with spicy fruit flavours and good length.Made from Shiraz grapes picked from the old vines on our Ashman’s property, and the best blocks of the Brokenback vineyard. The wine was fermented in traditional hand plunged open vats and then matured in predominantly large (2250 litre) oak casks of which a large proportion was new wood. The newer casks have served to lift and freshen the fruit on the nose and palate rather than add any obvious characters of new wood. The balance of the wine, 20%, matured in 1 & 2 year old French oak barriques (225 litre capacity barrels).

First released in 1962, Vat 9 has been the flagship of Tyrrell’s Shiraz production since that time. Sourced from the Brokenback vineyard and the original old vines on their Four and Eight Acre Blocks, this wine is renowned for it’s rich peppery characteristics and longevity. The Four Acres was planted in 1879 and the Eight Acres just prior to the turn of the century, and today they remain at 70% original vines. The soil is a heavy, rich volcanic clay with underlying limestone that provides good drainage.

Under the leadership of the late Murray Tyrrell, who strongly represented the interests of the Hunter Valley and its growers for over 40 years, this dynamic company has blossomed from an insignificant player to one of the most important of the few family-run firms still operating in Australia. Now under the direction of Bruce Tyrrell, wine-makers Andrew Spinaze and Mark Richardson, are producing an immaculate, utterly characterful range of wines of a consistently high quality.

Price: £20.34
Including VAT at 17.5%

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Australia (New South Wales)	1998	Full Bodied
Syrah/Shiraz	Red	Game/Beef/Cheese
Tyrell's Wines	Medium	Drink Now

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