FOOD PAIRING

The Rufus Stone range from Tyrrell’s has long been a customer favourite and we are confident this full-bodied 2019 Heathcote Shiraz will follow suit. Established in 1858 by English immigrant Edward Tyrrell, Tyrrell’s Wines is one of Australia’s pre-eminent family-owned wine companies with vineyards extending from their historic home on Broke Road in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales to their Heathcote vineyards in Victoria. Tyrrell’s is home to some of Australia’s most awarded wines including the iconic Vat 1 Semillon, and in the last 40 years, Tyrrell’s has been awarded over 5,000 trophies and medals and been named “Winery of the Year” in James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion. Tyrrell’s established their vineyards in Victoria’s Heathcote region in 1994, and with the dry central Victorian climate of cool nights and warm days, their vines now consistently and undoubtedly produce some of the best Shiraz grapes in the country. The wines are deep rich red colour giving early hints at the intensity to come. The nose is full of regional ripe plum, dark cherries with a pinch of white pepper and sweet vanillin. Flavours carry onto a palate of big soft fruit, balanced by regional minerality, elegant oak and natural acid. This is a great example of a classic Heathcote Shiraz – rich full wine with a complex structure and a long fresh finish. The wine drinks beautifully already but will also cellar for another 5-7 years. Pair with a juicy steak, venison or tender lamb.