Winemaker Notes
For this blend, the Pannell family winemakers are inspired by both old world and new world styles to make a white blend having minerality with excellent structure and texture, while retaining vibrant fruit.
Blend: 81% Sauvignon Blanc; 19% Semillon
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This small-batch producer from the tiny wine region of Pemberton in Western Australia produces high quality wines in a traditional Burgundian and Bordelais vein. The Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blend offers bright citrus, passion fruit, honeycomb and dried herbal notes. The palate zips with fresh acidity and a lovely, powdery texture, softened by fleshy fruit. An ultra foodfriendly drop with the ability to age several more years in bottle. L
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Wine Spectator
This small-batch producer from the tiny wine region of Pemberton in Western Australia produces high quality wines in a traditional Burgundian and Bordelais vein. The Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blend offers bright citrus, passion fruit, honeycomb and dried herbal notes. The palate zips with fresh acidity and a lovely, powdery texture, softened by fleshy fruit. An ultra food-friendly drop with the ability to age several more years in bottle.
Sometimes light and crisp, other times rich and creamy, Bordeaux White Blends typically consist of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Often, a small amount of Muscadelle or Sauvignon Gris is included for added intrigue. Popularized in Bordeaux, the blend is often mimicked throughout the New World. Somm Secret—Sauternes and Barsac are usually reserved for dessert, but they can be served before, during or after a meal. Try these sweet wines as an aperitif with jamón ibérico, oysters with a spicy mignonette or during dinner alongside hearty Alsatian sausage.
Quite remote and unequalled in beauty, the wine regions of Westerm Australia promise endless physical and climatic diversity. From the coolest, seaside vineyards to the hottest inland zones, Western Australia is the source of some of the country’s most sought after wines.