
"SENSATIONAL", "10 out of 10", a rare vintage with both reds and whites of "stunning" quality - that is vignerons' verdict as the 2023 Hunter Valley wine grape harvest finished at the weekend.
It seemed an impossible outcome back in November when Tyrrell's chief Bruce Tyrrell expected just an average vintage because of almost two and half years of rain and waterlogged soil in vineyards. Fortune turned as vintage approached with sunny days and drying winds and a return of backpackers and grey nomads to the hand-picking workforce.