Winemaker Notes
Force Celeste Semillon is a hazy yellow color. Aromas of fresh grass, tangerine, nectarines and lemon peel notes burst from the glass. The palate bring a touch of macadamia nut oil profile with intense texture and grip. Decanting will do this wine well.
Blend: 100% Sémillon
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Wine Enthusiast
This Semillon is fresh and citrusy, with intense notes of grapefruit on the nose. The medium-bodied palate offers lemon, grapefruit, grass and light yeasty notes, making this wine perfect for chicken with tamarind sauce.
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.”
Literally meaning "the black land," Swartland takes its name from the endangered, indigenous "renosterbos" (translating to rhino bush), which used to be plentiful enough to turn the entire landscape a dark color certain during times of year. The district, attracting some of the most adventurous and least interventionist winemakers, excels in robust and full-bodied reds as well as quality fortified wines.