1997 Tyrrell's VAT 1 Hunter Valley Semillon
We recently had a very pleasant lunch with the neighbours of Dazmaz, which included a few wines that warrant inclusion in the blog that is regularly read by literally a handful of people.
First up was a 1997 Tyrrell's VAT 1 Hunter Semillon. This style of Semillon is unique to Australia and is a warmer climate white that really needs a decade or so to develop. Good vintages can be quite magnificent at twenty years, plus.
Source: Winery cellar door. Stored since purchase at 13ºC.
Drank: April 2014 (17 years).
Price: It wasn't mine and I was too polite to ask.
Food: Sopressa Veneta.
Colour: Like a nine carat gold ring that might have been pawned by a bloke called Barry.
Nose: The initial impression was the absence of fruit and abundance of bottle age. Perhaps some nostalgia for melon and stone fruit.
Palate: Again the fruit is mostly a memory. Oily and waxy but not necessarily in a bad way.
Length: A bit short.
Overall: 1:1 away to a fairly decent mid-table side.
Creditable. If you have any of these it's probably worth drinking them soon.
We also had a 1994 vintage later in the afternoon, which I'll get to shortly.
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