Tyrrell's Wines Vat 1 Semillon 1998

The first vines of the 6.4 hectare Short Flat vineyard were planted in 1908.

Sandy well-drained soils with all the vines on their own roots.

Drought conditions were experienced during the growing period followed by extreme heat in January and February. Consequently 1998 was a short sharp vintage that produced ripe clean fruit of excellent quality.

The fruit was crushed and then fined prior to temperature controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation, the wine spent minimal time on fine yeast lees before being prepared for an early bottling to retain the vibrant fresh fruit characters. The next six years were then quietly spent in a dark, temperature and humidity controlled cellaring facility at the winery before being released.

Bottle aged.