TYRRELL'S WINES SHINES AT AUSTRALIAN WINE SHOWS

Tyrrell’s Wines continues to fill the trophy cabinet with recent wins at the Hobart International Wine Show and Dan Murphy’s National Wine Show of Australia. Standouts from the shows were the 2006 Vat 1 Semillon and the 2005 HVD Semillon which both picked up trophies.

The 2006 Vat 1 Semillon won the 9/11 Trophy for the Best White Wine of the Show (other than Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling). This is the eight year out of nine that Tyrrell’s has won this particular trophy, with a miss in 2008 courtesy of Tyrrell’s Chief Winemaker, Andrew Spinaze, who forgot to put the entries in for that year.

At the National Wine Show, the 2005 HVD Semillon picked up The Semillon Trophy for the best semillon of the show and Tyrrell’s semillons continued their golden run with the 2004 and 2006 Vat 1 Semillon and 2006 Belford Semillon all collecting a gold medal.

“The seven semillons that have won the 9/11 Trophy over the past nine years have won a total of 61 trophies and 158 gold medals between them – an amazing achievement in anyone’s book,” said Bruce Tyrrell, Managing Director of Tyrrell’s Wines.

“The 2006 vintage is proving a particular standout and well on its way to being the vintage of the decade.”

The full medal tallies for both shows are:

Hobart International Wine Show 2011

Trophy – 2006 Vat 1 Semillon - 9/11 Trophy for the Best White Wine of the Show (other than Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling).

Gold – 2005, 2006, 2007 Vat 1 Semillon; 2010 Belford Chardonnay; 2007, 2011 Stevens Semillon, 2007 HVD Semillon, 2006 Belford Semillon

Silver – 2007, 2011 Belford Semillon; 2009 Vat 1 Semillon; 2009 Belford Chardonnay; 2009 Stevens Shiraz

Bronze – 2011 Lost Block Semillon; 2011 Old Winery Semillon; 2008 Vat 1 Semillon; 2008, 2009, 2010 Vat 47 Chardonnay; 2010 Vat 8 Shiraz; 2009 Lunatiq Shiraz

Dan Murphy’s National Wine Show of Australia

Trophy – 2005 HVD Semillon – The Semillon Trophy

Gold – 2004, 2006 Vat 1 Semillon; 2006 Belford Semillon; 2005 HVD Semillon

Silver – 2007 Stevens Semillon

Bronze – 1999, 2007, 2009, 2011 Vat 1 Semillon; 2009 Vat 47 Chardonnay; 2006, 2007 HVD Semillon; 2007 Belford Semillon