Tyrrell’s Wins 2 Trophies & 7 Golds at the 2021 Hunter Valley Wine Show

We are thrilled to announce that the Tyrrell’s 2018 Old Hillside Shiraz was just awarded a Gold Medal and the James Busby Memorial Trophy at the 2021 Hunter Valley Wine Show for the best three-year-old and older Shiraz.

Tyrrell’s 3.3-hectare Old Hillside vineyard is a steep, east-facing block that features rich deep-red soil mixed with an unusually coloured purple ochre clay loam. The oldest vines within this vineyard, planted in 1867, are the source for our Old Patch Shiraz, while the remainder goes into our Old Hillside Shiraz with an average vine age of 50 years. 2018 was a stellar vintage for Shiraz in the Hunter Valley, and the 2018 Old Hillside Shiraz is the star, with brooding dark fruit characters with a great length and a bright, fresh acidity.

Below is the full list of Tyrrell’s awards from this year’s show:

• 2018 Single Vineyard Old Hillside Shiraz – Gold Medal + James Busby Memorial Trophy for Best Three-Year-Old and Older Shiraz
• 2006 Winemaker’s Selection Vat 1 Semillon – Gold Medal + Graham Gregory Memorial Trophy for Best Museum White
• 2013 Winemaker’s Selection Vat 1 Semillon – Gold Medal
• 2013 Winemaker’s Selection Vat 9 Shiraz – Gold Medal
• 2011 Sacred Sites Johnno’s Semillon – Gold Medal
• 2018 Single Vineyard Stevens Shiraz – Gold Medal
• 2011 Single Vineyard Stevens Semillon – Gold Medal
• 2018 Winemaker’s Selection Vat 8 Shiraz Cabernet – Silver Medal
• 2019 Winemaker’s Selection Vat 8 Shiraz Cabernet – Silver Medal
• 2009 Winemaker’s Selection Vat 9 Shiraz – Silver Medal
• 2017 Single Vineyard Belford Semillon – Silver Medal
• 2013 Single Vineyard Belford Semillon – Silver Medal
• 2005 Single Vineyard Belford Semillon – Silver Medal
• 2019 Single Vineyard Pokolbin Hills Semillon – Silver Medal
• 2019 Single Vineyard Old Hut Shiraz – Silver Medal
• 2019 Estate Grown Shiraz – Silver Medal
• 2019 Winemaker’s Selection Vat 9 Shiraz – Bronze Medal
• 2019 Winemaker’s Selection Vat 47 Chardonnay – Bronze Medal
• 2018 Winemaker’s Selection Vat 1 Semillon – Bronze Medal
• 2017 Winemaker’s Selection Vat 1 Semillon – Bronze Medal
• 2009 Sacred Sites Johnno’s Shiraz – Bronze Medal
• 2021 Single Vineyard HVD Semillon – Bronze Medal
• 2006 Single Vineyard HVD Semillon – Bronze Medal
• 2021 Single Vineyard Stevens Semillon – Bronze Medal
• 2018 Single Vineyard Stevens Semillon – Bronze Medal
• 2019 Single Vineyard Belford Semillon – Bronze Medal
• 2018 Single Vineyard Belford Semillon – Bronze Medal
• 2019 Single Vineyard Stevens Shiraz – Bronze Medal
• 2021 Special Release Fiano – Bronze Medal

The Hunter Valley Wine Show has been held continuously since 1973 and is regarded as the premier regional wine show of Australia, attracting the highest calibre of Australian and International judges.

Congratulations to the Tyrrell’s winemaking team on a fantastic result, and a big thank you to the 2021 Hunter Valley Wine Show Committee for putting on another great show.