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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2019 Pegasus Bay Sauvignon/Semillon
Cameron Douglas MS
A superb classic of Sauvignon-Semillon from Waipara. This rarer style is Bordeaux-influenced and food-orientated. Offering lovely texture and complexity, 30% Semillon is fuller bodied and ... read moreElsewhere up to $36.99 Save $7.00 $29.99 in mixed 6+ or $33.99 per bottle -
2019 Clos Floridene Graves Blanc
Decanter
En Primeur product: order now for arrival mid 2022. A great price for such pedigree white Bordeaux, and from another great year. Clos Floridene was begun in 1982 by the ... read more$45.00 per bottle
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