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2 BRUCE Similarly to 2012 an 2008, we have no Sacre Site, Winemaker' Selection or Single Vineyar re from the We were able to make a mall amount of Brokenback quality from the earlier picke Shiraz, but that wa all. There wa ome hail in the Southern en of the Hunter Valley but generally cooler, wetter conition prevaile an the re imply i not reach the maturity level require to make top quality wine. Following the ucce of 2014, thi wa a tough vintage an it i alway ifficult to walk away from a year' har work. We o however have a few thing we ha put away 'for a rainy ay' to offer to you. Firtly, we are releaing a mall quantity of Vat 8 Shiraz Cabernet from The Cabernet in thi wine came from the Hilltop, which wa our preferre ource until the Pokolbin Hill Cabernet became available. Since ening our Future releae, we have begun to tore away a election of great wine from each vintage to releae to our member who have enjoye their cellar early or thoe who have recently joine u an woul like ome oler wine to rink while the younger one mature. Thi ix year ol re i great value for $60 per bottle. Seconly, there i one 2014 Shiraz that no one ha yet een. When the Single Vineyar, Winemaker' Selection an Sacre Site of 2014 were put together there were a number of maller batche from not only our own, but our top grower' vineyar till available to u. I believe that in a great year you nee to preerve a much premium wine a poible a it may not be there the next year. Thi i one of thoe wine. Releae uner our Special Releae label thi wine offer both great quality an value at $30 per bottle. We alo have ome 2014 Vat 6 Pinot Noir an Ol Hut Shiraz in tock for thoe who mie out or nee a top up. The Ol Hut i the vineyar next to the 4 Acre plante from 4 Acre cutting an it really i a true 'little brother'. There are alo ome mall amount of the 2015 white till in tock

3 We have mae available ome Special Releae Verelho which i mae from the ol block on John Tulloch' Forwich vineyar. 'Thee vine were plante in After vintage lat year, we et ourelve the tak of putting together a blene white with texture, tructure an interet following the moern approach being taken to white wine making aroun the Meiterranean an ome thing we ha one in the We began with all of the white from the 2015 vintage, incluing Vat 1 an proceee to work towar the ieal blen. When complete, Anrew Spinaze ai "thi i a comfortable yet ophiticate rink - jut what we et out to o". The reult i calle Part & Parcel. It i a blen of Semillon with a bit more than normal kin contact, heavily worke Charonnay, a touch of the ol Gewiirztraminer clone an a whiff of Verelho to frehen the finih. Thi i a truly great rink. The lat twelve month have bought u our fortunate hare of awar. Firtly, we won Cellar Door of the Year at the local Hunter Valley Legen Awar an were alo in the mot recent Gourmet Traveller Magazine for Bet Tating Experience in the Hunter Valley. "I believe that in a top year you nee to preerve a much premium wine a poible a it may not be there the next year. Thi i one of thoe wine." The Wine Show circuit aware u 16 trophie an 37 gol meal. We were the mot ucceful exhibitor in the Hunter Valley Wine Show, winning our thir Wine of Provenance with Johnno' Shiraz. In ix how, we were aware five Bet Semillon an three Bet White Wine of Show trophie. The 2016 Vintage i now complete acro Autralia with the Hunter Valley roughly running on normal time but the outhern tate were up to a month early. The winery taff were happy to enjoy a rare break over Eater. The region experience the wettet January an riet February on recor an thankfully the rain toppe on 14 January. The goo grape came from thoe who have a regular pray regime an goo vineyar hygiene but that i the ame every year. The white are better than lat year at thi tage an there will certainly be ome Winemaker' Selection re from We will be having our range of function thi year tarting with our new eaonal lunche, a couple of Bring A Bottle inner an Meet The Maker tating. I look forwar to eeing you at thee function or when you come an viit the winery. There are ome thing of interet for you in thee releae an the Special Releae 2014 Shiraz i a tan out. 3

4 2014 SPECIAL RELEASE SHIRAZ Tyrrell' Wine Special Releae i reerve for unique parcel of fruit that, in a particular vintage, have qualitie an point of ifference to warrant being bottle an releae on their own. The vineyar block ue from thi are preominately from our Weinkeller vineyar, which in many year previouly ha gone into the Vat 9 blen. A tiny amount of Steven Shiraz wa ue to top up the blen. Mature in motly oler large French Oak cak (2700L) along with ome 4th ue puncheon (500L). Blackberry, boyenberry, liquorice, light.tice an tanilla, gentle uty earthine. Meium boia re an black fruit, ilky tannin, pitch perfect aciity freh berrie finih ofexcellent length. The rinking pleaure i high with thi one.' Rate : 94 Point, Gary Walh, The Wine Front NOTES. SPECIAL RELEASE 2010 VAT 8 SHIRAZ CABERNET Thi i the firt in a erie of Age Releae wine from our cellar with 128 ozen being releae. A moern tyle of Autralian re wine that alo repect the traition of regional an varietal blening to make a more roune wine. The wine how intene plum fruit weetne from the Shiraz with ark berry an chocolate character. 'The Cabernet component a to the length an fullne of the wine. Thi wine i a blen of premium Hunter Valley Shiraz grape grown on an aroun the Tyrrell' Ahman property. With 8% Cabernet Sauvignon again coming from the Hilltop region of New South Wale. Thi wine i in a great place at the moment an we think it i great rinking now, but will continue to evelop well over the next few year. Re ELL'S e W1NE.741o.r FeerAet.1tINTIR 1.111T0e, ML 9-1 NOTES - 4

5 2014 VAT 6 PINOT NOM. Vat 6 Pinot Noir come from the 4 an 8 Acre vineyar that lie jut below the winery, plante in the early Thee three block are hanpicke an orte before being mae eparately, with only the very bet barrel making the blen, proucing 500 ozen total. Fermentation took place in the traitional open top concrete vat which all ha 30% whole bunche unerneath the e-temme fruit before letting the natural yeat tart the ferment The wine wa then mature in motly oler French oak barrique. Light in colour, it ha a trawberry lift on the noe enhance by the talk character from the whole bunch ferment. The palate i light to meium-boie with the bright berry fruit character being the fore runner to the fine tannin tructure. A elicate wine, with long, peritent flavour. lyrizelb WINES NOTES..9earek.p m OLD HUT SHIRAZ The Ol Hut vineyar i ituate irectly net to the 4 Acre vineyar, plante in 2003 from cutting off the 4 Acre vineyar. For the lat 10 year we have blene thi wine into Brokenback Shiraz, but now the vineyar an fruit are of a quality that warrant the wine to be mae an releae a a Single Vineyar wine The fruit wa fermente in the open top vat before being mature in motly oler French oak cak (2700L) for 15 month. An enticing noe of re bent' fruit an lifte pice. The palate i quite imilar in tyle to the 4 Arm being meium-boie, fruit riven, with fine tannin an a oft aci tructure. lyr,r,elb WINES NOTES. - w 'a SINGLE VINEYARD OLD HUT HUNTER SHIRAZ

6 Part Parcel 2015 HUNTER VALLEY 750mL 2015 Vat 1 Semillon - Inviting lifte citru aroma are followe by a palate with the typical robut fruit power we commonly ee in Vat 1, balance by the wine fantatic texture an oft aci profile Vat 47 Charonnay - The wine how an increibly rich fruit profile with bright, clean aci on the finih an ome econary character erive from the light oli ferment Vat 63 Charonnay Semillon - Pale yellow in colour with weet fruit an quality French oak on the noe, with the trength of charonnay fruit an the finee an frehne of emillon Belfor Semillon - Thi wine ha the fuller, richer, almot honeye palate that i commonly aociate with the vineyar, balance by a oft, clean aci profile that give the wine it great length HVD Ol Vine Charonnay - The olet Charonnay vineyar in the worl. Perfectly balance fruit, erive from the minimal oli ferment an extene yeat lee contact, reulting in thi wine upurb texture an mouthfeel Special Releae Verelho - An unwooe early rinking tyle, the wine ha intene varietal characteritic with aroma of lime, weet fruit an ome pice.

7 MEMBER'S EVENTS JULY WINTFR ceasonal MEMBER'S LUNCHEON Date: Friay, 15 July 2016, 12.30pm Location: Tyrrell' Vineyar, 1838 Broke Roa, Pokolbin Price: $250 per peron Thi winter luncheon will howcae a electable menu of winter fare create by owner an Hea Chef of The Cellar Retaurant, Any Wright. Only 26 pace available, booking eential SEPTEMBER iviee 1 1 HE MAKERS 1A3 i IN GS You are invite to join the Tyrrell family, meet our talente winemaker an experience ome of the very bet wine that Autralia prouce, well in avance of their commercial releae. Thi year, we will once again be returning to the popular it own matercla format in Syney, Canberra, Melbourne an Bribane, an we will be catering for greater number in each city ue to high eman. WI-WRY Date: Thuray, 8 September, 2016, 6pm Location: Syney Maonic Centre, 66 Goulburn Street, Syney CANBERRA Date: Thuray 15th September, 2016, 6pm Location: Canberra Hellenic Club, 13 Moore Street, Canberra mr,l,dounr, Date: Thuray, 22n September, 2016, 6pm Location: Melbourne Cricket Groun, Brunton Avenue, Richmon BRISBANE Date: Thuray 29th September, 2016, 6pm Location: The Queenlan Club, 19 George Street, Bribane OCTOBER SPRING SEASONAL MEMBER'S LUNCHEON Date: Friay 14th October 2016, 1pm Location: Tyrrell' Vineyar, 1838 Broke Roa, Pokolbin Price: $250 per peron The pring intallment of thi event erie will elight with the finet eaonal prouce, cooke to perfection, by Mark Stapleton owner an Executive Chef of Retaurant Botanica. Only 26 pace available, booking eential. For further information on event, pleae viit our webite tyrrell.com.au

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