Allandale
Old Vines Sémillon
Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaSémillon
Blue Cheese, Fruit Desserts
Top Notes For
May 14th, 2014
Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaHunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
Medium lemon. Again too cold for an acidic white like Semillon even with 6 years of age. This Sem showed barrel ferment characters - biscuit notes. One of the doyens of Hunter Valley Semillon, Murray Tyrrell, said putting Sem to oak was no good for the wine and a waste of good French Oak but I guess it makes it more saleable at a young age without having to wait 10+ years. Still developing.
Medium lemon. Again too cold for an acidic white like Semillon even with 6 years of age. This Sem showed barrel ferment characters - biscuit notes. One of the doyens of Hunter Valley Semillon, Murray Tyrrell, said putting Sem to oak was no good for the wine and a waste of good French Oak but I guess it makes it more saleable at a young age without having to wait 10+ years. Still developing.
Jul 21st, 2016