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Tyrrell’s has grown over a century and out of the Hunter Valley, setting up a half to become one of Australia’s vineyards 160kms north of Sydney most prestigious wineries. Today and 100kms north of Melbourne. the company is managed by fourth Innovation and leadership are generation owner Bruce Tyrrell and two of the key attributes of the his children, John, Chris and Jane. family, and have been instrumental Over the years the family have been in securing Tyrrell’s position as one instrumental in changing the face of Australia’s leading wineries. Today of the Australian wine industry. The the family are also producers of family’s many successes include Australia’s most awarded white wine, introducing Chardonnay and Pinot the ‘Vat 1 Hunter Valley Semillon’, Noir to the Australian wine category, which has won an astounding and their ‘Vat 47’ was Australia’s first 5,475 medals and 332 trophies. commercial Chardonnay. They were also one of the first wineries to expand

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The Tyrrell’s are also members wine’s name is inspired by the lunar of ‘Australia’s First Families of calendar which is the vigneron’s Wine (AFFW)’, an organistion timepiece that signals when to harvest, that communicates and builds when to cellar and when to enjoy. awareness of premium Australian wines and their heritage. Tyrrell’s Hunter Valley – In the late 19th Century, Phylloxera A distinctive range of wines which decimated vineyards across much capture the unique interaction of the globe. Miraculously the Hunter between a single grape variety and a Valley was largely spared, meaning specific terroir of the Hunter Valley. S – HUNTER VALLEY, AUSTRALI S – HUNTER VALLEY, that today it is home to some of the As well as expressing true varietal ’ oldest vines in the world. Bruce Tyrrell character and terroir, these wines calls these ancient vineyards his also possess personality bestowed YRRELL

“sacred sites” applauding their ability to on them by Tyrrell’s winemakers. T produce fruit that is “so good and so different” that each site warrants its own bottling.

“Nothing is great unless it is good”, Edward Tyrrell’s motto and the guiding beacon of today’s fourth and fifth generation

IMAGES This page – Left – The Tyrrell’s Winemakers Selection – Tyrrell’s Rufus Stone – Since 1997 Tyrrell family: Andy, Jane , Bruce, Pauline, John, Chris and Tegan. Right One of Australia’s oldest and most the ‘Rufus Stone’ name has been – Tyrrell’s Vineyard. Opposite page – Pink sky over awarded collections of wine. All wines synonymous with Tyrrell’s top non the Tyrrell’s Estate and winery in Pokolbin. Bottle – Winemakers in the range originate from Tyrrell’s Hunter red wines sourced from Selection Vat 1 Hunter Valley ancient vineyards located around the vineyards in Heathcote. The name Semillon. historic Pokolbin winery in the Hunter is inspired by English King William II, Valley. They epitomise the Hunter known as Rufus. Rufus was believed Valley terroir. to have been killed by an errant arrow fired by Sir Walter Tyrrell – an Tyrrell’s Lunatiq – A rich shiraz with ancestor of the Tyrrell family. a complex and fresh structure. It has a rounded mineral texture you only get from great Heathcote wines. The

103 Tyrrell’s Old Winery – This range is Awards’. They also scored high IMAGES This page – Left – Old Vine. Right – Tyrrell’s 4 Acres Vineyard. named after the historic Hunter Valley points in the ‘James Haliday 2017 Opposite page – Above – Tyrrell’s estate vineyards. Bottom – 2017 winery, built in 1863. It offers a range Wine Compendium’, being awarded vintage sunrise in the vineyards. Bottles – Hunter Valley Semillon, of wines produced using fruit from 95 points and higher for 13 of their Rufus Stone Heathcote Shiraz and premium Australian wine regions. wines. The winery also received a Winemakers Selection Vat 9 Hunter Valley Shiraz. The wines deliver distinctive varietal ‘double five red star’ rating for the character and outstanding quality consistently high quality of their wines. synonymous with the Tyrrell’s name at Both of Tyrrell’s flagship wines, the a refreshingly affordable price. Vat 1 Hunter Semillon and Vat 9 Hunter Shiraz, were given the inaugural Recent Accolades award of ‘The Wine of Provenance’ at the ‘Hunter Valley Wine Show’ in 2012. Year after year Tyrrell’s wins a This put Tyrrell’s very much at the staggering number of awards and top of the tree in the Hunter Valley for accolades. 2017 was their best year both Semillon and Shiraz. yet after winning several awards at the ‘New South Wales Wine

Innovation and leadership are two of the key family attributes that have been instrumental in Tyrrell’s success

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Bruce Tyrrell is one of the most highly regarded personalities in the Australian wine industry. in 2016 he received the prestigious ‘Graham Gregory Award’ at the ‘New South Wales Wine Awards’ which recognised his outstanding lifetime contribution to the New South Wales wine industry. In 2009 he was also announced as a “Hunter Valley living legend”.

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