Australia, New South Wales, Hunter, Lower Hunter @ Corkscore

2022 Krinklewood Blanc de Blancs

2026-01-30T07:02:09Z

90 points - Light gold. Restrained and clean aromas. Finely boned and dry with a dab of sweetness in the middle. A pleasant wine with some panache.

Tasted on Fri, Jan 30, 2026.

2022 Krinklewood Broke Fordwich Blanc de Blancs

2026-01-30T06:25:07Z

90 points - Pale grey yellow. Medium fine mousse. Straw, dry peach Stonefruit flavours. Some bitterness. Dry.

Tasted on Fri, Jan 30, 2026.

2023 Meerea Park Indie Individual Vineyard Roussanne

2025-12-25T11:42:41Z

89 points - Pale gold. Simple straw influenced aromas. Clean if somewhat nondescript. A nicely balanced wine nevertheless. Chicken stock hints.

Tasted on Thu, Dec 25, 2025.

2018 Tyrrell's Winemaker's Selection Vat 47 Hunter Chardonnay

2025-12-21T22:37:17Z

92 points - I recall drinking this wine back in the early 1980s when it was called pinot chardonnay. Back then it was at the forefront of Aussie chardonnay, but was a bit disappointing to me as it was a bit fat and oaky - and it tended to fall in a heap after a few years in the bottle. It lacked integrity and substance. Today's version is leaner, more complex and improves with age. It still spends 9 months in French oak and that flavour lingers without detracting or distracting. A very good food wine and a fine chardonnay, though to my taste it doesn't match the best from Tasmania, Margaret River and Victoria. Full marks though to Tyrrell's for persisting with this and committing to continuous improvement.

Tasted on Sun, Dec 21, 2025.

2023 Tyrrell's Winemaker's Selection Vat 47 Hunter Chardonnay

2025-12-17T08:26:07Z

95 points - Bright gold greenish colour. Very fine aromas, restrained yet intense and ripe. Beautifully put together wine, acidity is refined and enlivens the richness on the palate. Some green apple and caramel like notes, lees and barrel-work influencing the texture. Nice refinement, long finish.

Tasted on Wed, Dec 17, 2025.

2019 Tyrrell's Single Vineyard Stevens Semillon

2025-12-06T10:01:10Z

95 points - Light and pellucid greenish gold. Delicate, lemon and floral aromas, perhaps a lick of snuffed candle too. The finesse and poise in the mouth is beautiful. Acidity filigreed and delicate. Talcum-like, touches of oyster shell character and salinity. Mellow from age too.

Tasted on Sat, Dec 6, 2025.

2019 Tyrrell's Single Vineyard Stevens Semillon

2025-12-06T07:56:18Z

95 points - Grass green. Lanolin, toasty nose. Racy acidity. Fresh, yummy summer wine with complexity coming through. Some fine salinity as well.

Tasted on Sat, Dec 6, 2025.

2025 Brokenwood OC 3 Semillon

2025-11-24T09:38:32Z

94 points - Fresh lemon, light balance. Excellent young Semillon. Drink from 2040.

Tasted on Mon, Nov 24, 2025.

2013 Tyrrell's Winemaker's Selection Vat 1 Hunter Semillon

2025-11-24T09:40:44Z

95 points - Aged Semillon colour showing. Lemon balm, toast, some coffee tones. Wonderful seafood wine. Prawns, lobster, scallops. Still just entering the drinking zone. Give it another 3 years, or better 5-7.

Tasted on Mon, Nov 24, 2025.

2025 Brokenwood Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon

2025-11-23T11:44:26Z

93 points - Very pale greenish gold. Refined citrus, lime and lemon aromas. Finely structured in the mouth, intensity is light but emphatic. Very youthful, primal, tense.

Tasted on Sun, Nov 23, 2025.