Tyrrell's Sacred Sites HVD Semillon 2010
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Tyrrell's Sacred Sites HVD Semillon 2010

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Pokolbin (Lower Hunter), Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia

Style: White Wine

Variety: Semillon

Closure: Screwcap

Tyrrell's Sacred Sites HVD Semillon 2010

Camberwell

Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
Australia

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Producer: Tyrrell's Wines

Country: Australia

Region: Hunter Valley

Vintage: 2010

Critic Score: 95

Alcohol: 11.0%

Size: 750 ml

Drink by: 2030


The light-bodied palate packs considerable intensity. There are hints of honeyed, toasty development - Joe Czerwinski

Description

The HVD Vineyard is one of Tyrrell's sacred sites, a vineyard on its own roots (ungrafted) which is more than 100 years old. In 2004, Tyrrell's decided that if the vines were still healthy and producing great wine after 100 years, then those wines deserved to be made and bottled individually, and so the Sacred Sites range was born.

"This has started down its development path with the first hint of honey joining the lively, tangy, lemon/lemongrass flavours, the acidity crisp and reassuring."  James Halliday

The HVD Semillon is made from a select parcel of fruit planted on the old Hunter Valley Distillery site in 1908. These old vines produce luxurious Semillon with a richness and softness that is unique to the site. It's a wine that can be enjoyed as a young wine but one which also ages superbly for up to 20 years.

 

The story of Tyrrell's HVD Vineyard

The Story of Tyrrell's HVD Vineyard

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Wine region map of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is home to more than 500 wineries across 16 wine regions that produce a range of extremely diverse wines. The regions are Canberra District, Cowra, Gundagai, Hastings River, Hilltops, Hunter Valley, Mudgee, Murray Darling, New England, Orange, Perricoota, Riverina, Southern Highlands, Shoalhaven Coast, Swan Hill and Tumbarumba.

Hunter Valley is New South Wales' best known wine region and has long stolen much of the spotlight . It is also Australia’s oldest continuous wine region - the first vineyard at Wyndham Estate was established in 1828 using cuttings supplied by viticulturist James Busby, widely considered the father of Australian wine. Semillon is perhaps the most iconic wine of the Hunter Valley and is among the greatest and most distinctive wines of Australia - if not the world.

New South Wales' wine regions have a wide range of microclimates. The Great Dividing Range has a substantial influence on the climate of many of the viticultural areas. The regions of higher elevation, such as Canberra District, Canberra District, Orange and Tumbarumba have cooler climates with more continental influences. These regions are responsible for some of the State's most enticing chardonnay, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, riesling and sauvignon blanc. They, together with the Hunter Valley, which by contrast, is very warm, with high humidity and a large amount of rainfall during the growing and harvest season, produce the bulk of the high quality wine in New South Wales.