Sémillon
Sémillon is an unsung hero - a hardly drunk traditional grape that makes pithy, powerful whites. Sem is easy to grow, with thick skins susceptible to only the very best disease - noble rot or Botrytis - which concentrates its rich flavours to become the oily flesh of legendary dessert-wine, Sauternes. In Bordeaux’s dry whites it is mostly a blender, adding body and depth to Sauvignon Blanc’s perfume and acidity. Australian old vines now produce the modern classics of dry Semillon, showcasing its engaging heavy-but-light balance - i.e. real body and depth behind a strangely delicate palate of lemony citrus pith, grass and honey, gaining over decades a distinctive lanolin and waxy-mineral dimension.
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2023 Pegasus Bay Sauvignon BlancSam KimA classic Waipara white from longstanding experts in the region, Pegasus Bay. Their Sauvignon-Semillon blend is now labelled Sauvignon Blanc, because it has a smaller portion of barrel aged ... read more$26.99 in mixed 6+ or $29.99 per bottle
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2021 Pegasus Bay Minuetto Sauvignon SemillonCameron Douglas MSA sophisticated Sauvignon-Semillon blend from Pegasus Bay. The Minuetto is the new label that reflects how this white blend has been upgraded from an estate wine to a serious reserve wine, ... read more$31.99 in mixed 6+ or $35.99 per bottle
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2023 Mendel Argentina SemillonTim Atkin MW"BEST SEMILLON OF THE YEAR" A stunning pure Semillon from one of Argentina's best producers. Grown in the famed Paraje Altamira vineyard in the Uco Valley. These are some of the country's oldest ... read more$33.99 in mixed 6+ or $37.99 per bottle
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