Tyrrell's 8 Acres Shiraz 2021
Tyrrell's 8 Acres Shiraz
Region: Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
Vintage: 2021
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Shiraz
ABV: 14%
The most vivid, almost electric purple hue, with more density of colour compared to 4 Acres. It is a rounder, darker fruited style with a wider shape on the palate. Fleshy and juicy up front, followed by an underlying core of spice that runs through the palate and with a fresh acidity and savoury tannin, that gives the wine its length.
The 8 Acres vineyard was planted in 1892 and sits just below the 4 Acres vineyard beside the driveway up to the winery. The vine orientation is north-south, perpendicular to the 4 Acres vines, and the vineyard produces a different style of wine altogether. The fruit is handpicked and sorted in the vineyard before fermentation takes place in our open-top vats with 15% whole bunches. After fermentation, the wine is matured for 14 months in a one-year-old 2700L French oak cask.
The Tyrrell family’s association with the grape began with Edward Tyrrell in 1858. Today his legacy lives on through the fourth and fifth generation of the family who collectively manage one of Australia’s oldest and most highly regarded wineries. Tyrrell’s has grown over a century and a half to become one of Australia’s most prestigious winemakers.
https://tyrrells.com.au