Mount Pleasant Wines
Lovedale Sémillon
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2005 vintage. From the Hunter Valley Lovedale vineyard, planted in 1946, this Sémillon is absolutely fabulous. Bright golden colour. Captivating perfume combining dried fruits ( lemon confit pineapple) and fresh lime , honey, bee wax , butter and flowers. Amazingly fresh with honeyed layered fruit balanced by bright acidity and a stoney minerality. Terrific length too. World-class Semillon. Only 11,5% abv.
2005 vintage. From the Hunter Valley Lovedale vineyard, planted in 1946, this Sémillon is absolutely fabulous. Bright golden colour. Captivating perfume combining dried fruits ( lemon confit pineapple) and fresh lime , honey, bee wax , butter and flowers. Amazingly fresh with honeyed layered fruit balanced by bright acidity and a stoney minerality. Terrific length too. World-class Semillon. Only 11,5% abv.
Nov 18th, 2022![Bob McDonald Bob McDonald](https://s3.amazonaws.com/delectable-profile-photos/bobmcdonald-1644580302-986538e115c1.jpg)
Lunch with friends at home on Saturday. Thanks for bringing this aged gem @Jim Hunter Mid gold in colour. It’s amazing how Semillon puts on weight as it ages. Lanolin and beeswax - you would swear this was aged in oak barrels but it is stainless steel all the way. Not as complex as other old Lovedales or Tyrrells Vat 1 I have had but still impressive. More gold medals than Michael Phelps!!
Lunch with friends at home on Saturday. Thanks for bringing this aged gem @Jim Hunter Mid gold in colour. It’s amazing how Semillon puts on weight as it ages. Lanolin and beeswax - you would swear this was aged in oak barrels but it is stainless steel all the way. Not as complex as other old Lovedales or Tyrrells Vat 1 I have had but still impressive. More gold medals than Michael Phelps!!
Nov 17th, 2019![Stuart Robinson Stuart Robinson](https://s3.amazonaws.com/delectable-profile-photos/stuart-robinson-1-1386755169-a1f9d5fbb4a6.jpg)
Has that lanolin aroma, still good acid structure. Life ahead.
Has that lanolin aroma, still good acid structure. Life ahead.
1 person found it helpfulNov 7th, 2014![Bob McDonald Bob McDonald](https://s3.amazonaws.com/delectable-profile-photos/bobmcdonald-1644580302-986538e115c1.jpg)
Nose of white flowers and lanolin - restrained. Light to medium bodied with trademark soapy mouthfeel and medium+ acid. A long future ahead. Excellent.
Nose of white flowers and lanolin - restrained. Light to medium bodied with trademark soapy mouthfeel and medium+ acid. A long future ahead. Excellent.
Oct 29th, 2016![Bob McDonald Bob McDonald](https://s3.amazonaws.com/delectable-profile-photos/bobmcdonald-1644580302-986538e115c1.jpg)
Pale gold. Nose of wet straw and lanolin. Mid intensity soapy ( in a good way) palate with silky mouthfeel. Exquisite.
Pale gold. Nose of wet straw and lanolin. Mid intensity soapy ( in a good way) palate with silky mouthfeel. Exquisite.
Oct 29th, 2016![Bob McDonald Bob McDonald](https://s3.amazonaws.com/delectable-profile-photos/bobmcdonald-1644580302-986538e115c1.jpg)
Difficult to appreciate after the sweeter wines. This was stunning when I last tasted it 2 years ago. Lemon minerality with some toasty notes developing.
Difficult to appreciate after the sweeter wines. This was stunning when I last tasted it 2 years ago. Lemon minerality with some toasty notes developing.
Sep 10th, 2016Beautiful wine. Bright, citrus, lanolin, mineral. Youthful at 12 years. So complex, every and and taste yields a new slug of flavor and aromas.
Beautiful wine. Bright, citrus, lanolin, mineral. Youthful at 12 years. So complex, every and and taste yields a new slug of flavor and aromas.
Mar 13th, 2016![Ceccherini Cristiano Ceccherini Cristiano](https://s3.amazonaws.com/delectable-profile-photos/ceccherinicristiano-1536273630-bab31ea5917c_250x250.jpg)
I will never be bored of hunter valley semillon, the only problem is i cannot let it age cause i love it young too...and believe me this wine was a baby.
I will never be bored of hunter valley semillon, the only problem is i cannot let it age cause i love it young too...and believe me this wine was a baby.
Dec 27th, 2015