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Tyrrell's Hunter Valley Semillon 2023, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Sustainable

Wow, this is amazing. Classic semillon peach, silky with a long beautiful finish. Double thumbs up!

Arch-classic Hunter Valley semillon here from stalwarts Tyrrell's, one of the originators of this excellent genre, once known as "Hunter valley Riesling". This is surprisingly genteel and approachable in youth - often it takes at least 8-10 years for these wines to show their merit, but here the fruit is quite ripe and forward, and starting to develop ahead of the historic curve. Acids are yet firm and crunchy, propelled by a dash of residual carbon dioxide. Can cellar to at least 2028.

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Double thumbs up - excellent