Hunter Valley Chardonnay is quite distinctive in the Australian context, as it is a bigger wine, often with tropical fruit. Then comes the very challenging wet vintage of 2011. The 2011 Tyrrell's Vat 47 Chardonnay still has tropical flavours, melon and passionfruit, but also some quite noticeable citrus. It delivers a lively mouthfeel, and a very long finish. This is a remarkable wine and great to drink now (95 points).
The 2014 Tyrrell's Vat 47 Chardonnay is a little different. This is from a warm vintage. Tropical flavours, peach and melon, and hazelnut from the oak deliver a complex and, dare I say it, a little buttery mouthfeel. This wine is still developing. It would be best served with a weighty fish dish, such as a prawn curry (93 points).
Vintage conditions have quite an influence in the volatile Hunter Valley.
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