Category Archives: Semillon et al

2012 Houghtons Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

We’re beginning to hit cooler days and nights around Australia but there’s still a thirty degree maximum forecast here in Brisbane later this week. This is a wine for warm weather. It’s a cliché or perhaps it’s just a category? … Continue reading →

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2012 Rob Dolan True Colours Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Fermented in tank with light lees. Crisp but the acidity is firmly embedded in the wine. Passionfruit, grass and straw with a bit of lemon and grapefruit cut and thrust. Some herbs and a very faint note of asparagus. Well … Continue reading →

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2012 Grosset Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

A blend of 70% Clare Valley Semillon and 30% Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc. It’s probably my third favourite wine in the Grosset stable, ahead of the Pinot, Gaia and Chardonnay. There’s a bit of ripe fruit sweetness here but it’s still … Continue reading →

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2012 Sorrenberg Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Is this Australia’s finest Sauvignon Semillon blend? I suspect so. It’s 80%/20% respectively and it’s a blinder. Sorrenberg really are Beechworth’s quiet achiever. Fermented entirely in older oak after a little skin contact. Wild yeast and significant lees. Smells terrific. Beeswax, lime and … Continue reading →

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2012 Fraser Gallop Estate Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Having leapt to the head of the pack with their 2011 Parterre Chardonnay, Fraser Gallop now leave the peloton behind when it comes to Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon blends. Refinement, sophistication and balance with outstanding persistence. Such an unforced wine. … Continue reading →

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2011 Evans and Tate Classic White

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

A summer quaffer if ever there was one. Crisp, dry and sqeaky clean. Green peas, gooseberry, nettles, grass, lemon and passionfruit. Some chopped herbs as well. Refreshment is the draw card. Just don’t go looking for complexity, excitement or length. … Continue reading →

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2012 Voyager Estate Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Jeremy Pringle

“Roll on summer, roll on The spray coming off the ocean The big breakers rolling in The smell of the suntan lotion As we’re rubbing it all over our skin The sweet metal taste of VB  Straight from the ice … Continue reading →

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2012 Wirra Wirra Scrubby Rise Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Viognier

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jeremy Pringle

“If you want, want my love Take it baby If you want, want my heart Take it baby You can have it all.” – Yo La Tengo I’ve always been fond of this snappy little white blend from Wirra Wirra. … Continue reading →

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2011 Fraser Gallop Estate Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

Clive Otto and Kate Morgan are making some cracking wines at Fraser Gallop. I’ve been guilty of considering Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blancs mostly in terms of refreshment rather than quality but this is good enough to make me reassess that … Continue reading →

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