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Buy OnlineAlthough Australian Sémillon may be unfashionable in some quarters it has a small but strong following here. We are always tempting our customers to try something a little different and this is a wine well worth discovering. From the tropical, apricot flavours through to the beewax/lanolin notes this is very approachable even as a young wine.
Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"Aromatic nose consisting of white florals, lemon fruit, savoury French oak nuances. Lemongrass, quince, citrus fruits and some tropical fruit. Lemon pith type texture adds weight to the palate. Some oak spice and creaminess with bright acidity bringing freshness, balance and length.
Machine harvested, destemmed and gently pressed taking only the free run juice and some light pressings. Fermented in stainless steel with a neutral yeast strain. Matured on yeast lees for 5 months in a mix stainless steel tanks and French oak barrels. Stabilised filtered and bottled."
Reviews for previous vintages below…
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, May 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"A lovely fragrant bouquet with scents of white flowers and apple, a touch of lemon and gooseberry, sweet hay and a clay mineral quality. A lees layer adds complexity and depth. Bright, crisp and salivating on the palate with fruit and floral flavours to reflect the bouquet, apple and white spice, grapefruit and citrus pith, lees and mineral. Youthful and quite delicious, a lovely aperitif style with best drinking from 2022 through 2028+."
92/100 qwinereviews.com (2020 Vintage)
"A frisky and expressive Semillon charged for your drinking pleasure. From Paulette's Clare Valley Watervale vineyard, this Semillon is bursting with freshness. Clean and crisp, there is some zip and it is laced with citrus goodness. Lashings of lemongrass, lemon rind and a squeeze of juice, a little phenolic grip reminds you of the beauty of Semillon. Some tropical feels show their hand with the lightest touch of passion fruit with the acid bringing some tension. Fresh seafood, tempura prawns, fish and chips and even the humble Chiko roll straight out of the air fryer are easy matches. A fab drink and one which will age gracefully – if that is your thing."
93/100 Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, April 2020 (2019 Vintage)
"Lemongrass, ginger, lemony-lime characters in the perfume. Similar to taste but with a talc-like pucker to texture and some light nutty characters in the mix too. Good length, bristling acidity keeping things very perky and fresh. A summery number with a serious side."
