A luminous quartz colour with a vibrant aroma of lemongrass and lime irresistible to the nose. The palate delivers a balance of quality primary fruit to crisp sleek acidity, providing a tight structure with citrus acid finish.
This classic Hunter Valley Semillon is the product of a spectacular growing season and a true recognition of the premium quality and the attention to detail that is applied throughout the whole winemaking process.
97/100 The Real Review
Tasting Notes
This wine is a luminous yellow-quartz colour with a vibrant aroma of lemongrass, lemon and lime and honeyed notes. The palate delivers a balance of quality characters of classic green apple, lemon and citrus acid with a toasted, waxy mouthfeel leading to a sleek finish.
Aging
Drink now or cellar for 5 - 10 years.
Food Pairings
Pan fried Kingfish with creamy mash, classic prawn cocktails or pork dumplings.
Technical Notes
Vineyard
The growing season of the 2014 vintage was a perfect year of late rains in November leading into long, dry and very warm days over the Summer months. We were lucky to experience no extremely hot days with little to no rain pressure during harvest allowing the fruit to be hand harvested across blocks 2 & 4 at optimal ripeness with no interuptions.
Production
The Semillon grapes have been whole- bunch pressed to minimize phenolics and then put to stainless-steel tank to begin fermentation. Once compeleted the wine in vat is left on lees for 3 weeks to build texture and complexity into the finished wine then bottled immediately to retain freshness and vitality of the primary fruit.
Harvest Date January 2014
Residual Sugar 2g/l
Alcohol 11%
