Tyrrell's Belford Single Vineyard Semillon 2018

Tyrrell's Belford Single Vineyard Semillon 2018"Belford is a great vineyard." Gary Walsh The Belford Vineyard is the northern most of the Tyrrells Hunter Valley vineyards and was planted with Semillon vines in 1933. The vineyard has been leased by Tyrrell's since the early 1980s. The vineyard sits on very fine, deep alluvial sand which imparts a fuller, almost honeyed flavour to the wine. "Ive been tasting the Private Bin range with Chris Tyrrell for twelve years now, which is both alarming, and

Northburn Vineyard

Virginia Willcock is a prodigious talent who has been instrumental in taking the fortunes of Vasse Felix

The Euphonium in question

extract and viscosity

silken textures with plum and cherry flavours together with a suggestion of spice

After 12 months in the finest French oak the wine was fined with milk

flavours hanging in the mouth

20% goes through malolactic and matured for 10 months in new 20% and old 80% older oak

It's textured and bright with a fine vibrant acidity supporting the lively stone fruit and honeysuckle and nectar characteristics

Cooler conditions followed from mid-February which suited the later ripening mataro

raw (pure) soy and black olive

Again you'd bet that it will age well