Semillon from
New Zealand – Nelson
15.5+/20Bright straw-yellow colour with light lemon-gold hues, paler
on the rim. The bouquet is finely
concentrated with a soft core of savoury grassy and waxy stonefruit aromas,
along with secondary earthy and nutty notes and subtle oxidative elements
adding detail. Dry to taste and
medium-bodied, the palate has well-concentrated flavours of savoury grass and
green stonefruit flavours along with waxy and nutty secondary notes with some
oxidative nuances. The palate has a
light, grainy texture, the phenolics lending body and presence, and the fruit
is underlined by fine, crisp acidity. The
wine carries to a lingering finish of grass and herbs. This is a concentrated Semillon with secondary
flavours of savoury grass and stonefruits with waxy, nutty and oxidative detail
on a crisp, textural palate. Match with
Mediterranean fare and vegetables over the next 12 months. Fruit from the ‘Livingston Road’ vineyard,
vines 12 y.o., hand-picked, WBP, and stainless-steel fermented to 12.8% alc.
and <2 g.L RS, the wine aged 6 months on lees. 15.5+/20
Mar 2017 RRP $20.00