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The 8 Acres Vineyard is one of Tyrrell's sacred sites, a vineyard on its own roots (ungrafted) which is more than 100 years old. In 2004, Tyrrell's decided that if the vines were still healthy and producing great wine after 100 years, then those wines deserved to be made and bottled individually, and so the Sacred Sites range was born.
The 8 Acres Vineyard was planted in 1892 on deep red clay soils over limestone. Situated just below the 4 Acres Vineyard, the vine orientation is north/south, opposite to 4 Acres, which runs east/west and produces a different style of wine altogether. The 2022 release of the 8 Acres Shiraz celebrates the 130th anniversary of this historic vineyard, which produces one of Australia’s most unique wines. The fruit has its own unique style and structure, and the wine is only ever produced in outstanding vintages.
The fruit was handpicked and sorted in the vineyard before fermentation took place in our open top vats. After fermentation, the wine was matured in a single three-year-old French oak cask for 14 months. Intense purple colour, the nose shows riper, pretty, attention grabbing aromatics. The palate has a pure red fruited clarity and wonderful round shape that coats the mouth. The acid and tannin, similar to 4 Acres, work seamlessly together giving the wine drive and length.
Intense purple colour, the nose shows riper, pretty, attention grabbing aromatics.
The palate has a pure red fruited clarity and wonderful round shape that coats the mouth. The acid and tannin, similar to 4 Acres, work seamlessly together giving the wine drive and length.
