Semillon

Hunter Valley, NSW. Pale-coloured; lime zest and lemon sherbet on the nose. The palate is fine with focused lime and lemon fruit sitting above the clean acidity...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011

Clare Valley, South Australia.  Classic botrytis affected dessert wine displaying characteristic honey and marmalade concentrated sweet fruit balanced by crisp acid on a lingering luscious finish.  Time in oak and bottle has matured the wine so it's ready to enjoy upon release...

 

Margaret River, Western Australia. The wine exhibits aromas and flavours in the savoury spectrum. Pea pods, minerality and citrus. The crunchy acidity is softened by layers of texture, which is due to the partial oak fermentation. The palate is intense and focussed, yet soft and immediately drinkable. With a clean zippy acid structure, defined backbone and summery freshness this is the ideal wine for those looking for something sophisticated from this classic Margaret River blend...

Hunter Valley, NSW. Pure Semillon fruit aromas of lemongrass and lime articulate this classic Hunter Semillon. The palate is intense yet elegant, displaying mineral texture with great line and length. A wine of great drive, coupled with extraordinary finesse. Enjoy now or confidently cellar for the next 10 - 20 years...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011

McLaren Vale, South Australia. ‘Forget-me-not’ has a delicate lemon/ lantana nose with a hint of fruit tingles, as well as fresh straw. On the palate it is clean and lemony, just the way we like it. This is such a terrific blend of varieties, and so versatile – for the quick pre-prandial drink, to being matched with seafood dishes, oysters, etc, so on and so forth, the list is endless. As much as we like to have a dig at the Bordelais, it’s hard to find fault with this style of wine. Absolutely delicious...

Central Victoria. Marsanne, one of the world’s rarest grape varieties, was first planted at Tahbilk during the late 1860s and although none of these vines have survived, the Estate produces Marsanne from plantings established in 1927, arguably the oldest in the world...

Hunter Valley, NSW. Zing! A rapier thrust of tense, coiled, tangy citrus fruit with a fine textural feel of steely minerality that finishes long and pure across the palate. In youth, aromatics are floral and citrus orientated, fresh and vibrant as only young Semillon can be. A wine of subtle complexity, and undeniable pedigree. With time (and this could be decades with patient cellaring), the wine will mellow and flesh out well with lemon curd and toast characters, yet the faint core of tight acidity will keep the wine refreshing to drink...