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2013 McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate Semillon Sayvignon Banc
Recommended retail price is listed but you’ll be able to find it for less without any effort. Dilute and without much length but citrusy, fresh and clean. Easy to slug back. Echoes of unripe passionfruit, lemongrass and herbs. Very refreshing … Continue reading
2014 Xanadu Next of Kin Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
While the public’s appetite for New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc appears to be insatiable it’s not unusual to hear a Margaret River winemaker question the greater difficulty in selling SBS/SSB’s. The problem that I have with this is two-fold. Good Marlborough … Continue reading
2013 Mount Pleasant B-Side Airport Block 3/46 Lovedale Vineyard Field Blend
I read about a Lovedale Vineyard field blend being made in secret by Gwyn Olsen during her tenure at Mount Pleasant. This is perhaps what came of that exploration. It’s a blend of Chardonnay, Verdelho and Semillon. The winemaker is … Continue reading
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2013 Howard Park Miamup Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
Sauvignon Blanc from the southerly regions of the Margaret River GI with the Semillon sourced from more central areas. Mostly tank fermented, a few batches in barrel. Nettles, passionfruit, and lemony extension. Minor level of sweatiness. Has body and intensity. … Continue reading
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2013 Sorrenberg Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
I’m on record as awarding this the crown when it comes to Australian Sauvignon Blanc Semillon blends and the 2013 does nothing to change my mind. It’s 80%/20% with the Sauvignon component spending eight hours on skins. Extended lees, 100% … Continue reading
2012 Evans & Tate Metricup Road Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Interesting for a Semillon Sauvignon Blanc to be held back a year longer than the Chardonnay. Not usually the case. This lacks some intensity but I like the textural nous on display. Tangy acidity covered by a thin cloak of … Continue reading
2013 Fikkers two bricks Sauvignon Semillon
Some very worthwhile micro producers in the Yarra Valley. Anthony Fikkers makes this, a Shiraz, a Meunier and it looks like he’s got his hands on some Pinot this year. From a dry-grown vineyard in the Upper Yarra planted 1980. … Continue reading
2013 Forester Estate Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
The blend is 53% Semillon, 45% Sauvignon Blanc and a splash of Chardonnay. 3% of the wine is matured in 1-3 year-old French barriques. It’s certainly not backward in coming forward. Initially grassy and lemony on the nose but soon … Continue reading
2013 Voyager Estate Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
Sees a small amount of oak and some lees contact. I’m unsure of the exact make-up of the blend. Lacks some intensity. Musky, salty aromas mingle with gooseberry, mashed banana, pear and herbs. It goes ok. 88 Region: Margaret River … Continue reading
2013 Logan Apple Tree Flat Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
“The more I think about it the bigger it gets” – graffiti in an underpass that leads to Fortitude Valley in Brisbane. Soft acidity, blurry tropical fruit and citrus flavour. The aromas and palate lack dynamics. Bitter herbs hang around … Continue reading
Posted in Central Ranges, Sauvignon Blanc et al, Semillon et al, Uncategorized
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