Tyrrell's
Vat 1 Semillon Museum Release 2006

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Dry, Light Bodied style of Semillon

Hunter Valley, Australia

About this product

Product description

Dry, Light Bodied style of Semillon

Hunter Valley, Australia

The Tyrrells Vat 1 Semillon 2006 Museum Release is incredibly youthful in colour, still vivid green hue. The nose shows rich citrus aromas with a hint of toasty/waxy development just starting to appear. The palate is all class with a seamless structure that is only seen in classic vintages. The tension between the powerful citrus fruit and acid is the key to this wine with a wonderful soft texture in the mid palate connecting the two. Slightly more classic in style and less fruit forward than the 2005, this Vat 1 will happily reward at least another decade in the cellar.

Taste profile

Light Bodied

Light bodied white wines have a water-light mouthfeel. Often very pale to light colour.

Dry

Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.

Product specifications

TypeSemillon
Size750mL
RegionHunter Valley
Current Vintage2006
Standard Drinks6.2
Alcohol Volume10.5%
Langtons ClassifiedOutstanding
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
Brand NameTyrrell's
ClosureScrew Cap
Wine SweetnessDry
Wine BodyLight Bodied

Awards

The White Wine of Provenance Trophy 2017 National Wine Show of Australia

Expert reviews

James Halliday

Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2006
97 points www.winecompanion.com.au
Museum Release. The display of 14 gold medals and seven trophies on the bottle borders on the vulgar, however richly it deserves this haul. It is still a pale, bright green, and the lemon/mineral flavours are exceptionally fresh and vibrant, lingering for minutes on the finish and aftertaste; a freak wine that will live as long as any red wine of similar age.
Huon Hooke

Prolific Australian wine reviewer for Fairfax Media and The Real Review

More about Huon Hooke
Vintage 2006
97 points huonhooke.com
A great wine which will seemingly live forever, it is so fresh and youthful at eight and a half years. It has the typical Vat 1 bouquet of lemony Sunlight soap with a lanolin overtone, with very little aged toastiness. The palate is soft and seamless, pure as the proverbial driven snow, the acidity in perfect harmony and not showing out at all. A great example of the style and probably has at least another 20 years in it.