Winemaker Notes
Vibrant in color with a beautiful hints of green. Vibrant aromas of lemon grass, lemon basil and pear aromas. Mouth filling flavors of fresh green lime and pineapple sorbet that accentuates a zesty acid backbone. The citrus note linger on the palate. A wonderfully classic Hunter Valley Semillon to enjoy now or age gracefully.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Vibrant and compelling, with mouthwatering notes of lemon, grapefruit and pineapple that mingle with a lingering thread of beeswax, litsea oil and dried ginger on the succulent finish. Drink now
Sémillon has the power to create wines with considerable structure, depth and length that will improve for several decades. It is the perfect partner to the vivdly aromatic Sauvignon Blanc. Sémillon especially shines in the Bordeaux region of Sauternes, which produces some of the world’s greatest sweet wines. Somm Secret—Sémillon was so common in South Africa in the 1820s, covering 93% of the country’s vineyard area, it was simply referred to as Wyndruif, or “wine grape.”
Most admired for citrus-driven, mineral-rich and often age-worthy Semillon wines, Hunter Valley is one of Australia’s oldest wine regions and was home to its very first commercial vineyards. The region’s warm summer nights coupled with autumn cloud cover and cool sea breezes allow full ripening and healthy acidity levels for Semillon; its diverse soils of volcanic basalt and white alluvial sands promote the development of Semillon’s delicate aromas. Hunter Valley Semillons can certainly be enjoyed in their youth but with 10 to 20 years in the cellar, the best examples develop intriguing notes of honey, browned butter and roasted nuts.
Chardonnay and Shiraz also do well in Hunter Valley.