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Wine Pilot96 points
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Mike Bennie95 points
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Huon Hooke95 points
- Variety Semillon
- Vintage 2015
- Brand Brokenwood
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 10.8% Alcohol
Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon 2015"Harvesting all by hand. The fruit was crushed, chilled and pressed immediatel..."$119.99 -
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- Variety Semillon
- Vintage 1983
- Brand Chateau de Malle
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Dessert
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Chateau de Malle Sauternes 1983"Château de Malle is ranked as a Sauternes Second Growth. It has a wonderful v..."$139.99 -
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Robert Parker's97 points
- Variety Semillon
- Vintage 2014
- Brand Chateau Rieussec
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Rieussec Sauternes 375ml 2014"Layered botrytis that gives the wine both its richness and dense texture. It ..."$107.99 -
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James Halliday94 points
- Variety Semillon
- Vintage 2008
- Brand Tyrrell's
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 10.5% Alcohol
Tyrrell'S 'Vat 1' Semillon 2008"After a relatively cool fermentation, the wine spent a minimal time on yeast ..."$124.99 -
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Erin Larkin97 points
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Bob Campbell MW97 points
- Variety Semillon
- Vintage 1998
- Brand Tyrrell's
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 11.2% Alcohol
Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon 1998"Vat 1 Semillon only ever comes from our best old vine, dry grown vineyards. T..."$139.99 -
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Huon Hooke96 points
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Gary Walsh96 points
- Variety Semillon
- Vintage 1999
- Brand Tyrrell's
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 11.2% Alcohol
Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon 1999"Vat 1 Semillon only ever comes from our best old vine, dry grown vineyards. T..."$139.99 -
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Gary Walsh96 points
- Variety Semillon
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Tyrrell's
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 10.5% Alcohol
Tyrrells Vat 1 Semillon 2021""A classic Hunter Valley Semillon showing a tightly structured palate with co..."$109.99 -
Semillon is widely grown in Australia. And like Riesling is one of the very best grapes for demonstrating the different characters emerging from Australia's varied wine regions. There are many different styles produced, however, the Hunter Valley is by far the most famous. Semillon from the Hunter Valley is lean, pale wine with citrus, grapefruit and flintiness in its flavour. With a few years bottle age it turns into a honeyed, nutty, classic wine. The Barossa Valley tends to be the most luscious, often with oak age, it has aromas of peaches and mangoes. Margaret River’s versions are a fine balance between these two styles, and they age well too. It is most often blended with Sauvignon Blanc to produce the regions famous blends.
In France, it is the main grape for Sauternes. Elsewhere in Bordeaux it is the most widely planted white grape and is blended with Sauvignon Blanc to produce the dry whites of Graves. In Bordeaux, where it can be aged in oak, it produces wines that are high in alcohol and extract, but relatively low in aroma and acidity. Its thin skin makes it very susceptible to botrytis which is prerequisite for the making of Sauternes.