Semillon

Central Victoria. Marsanne, one of the world’s rarest grape varieties, was first planted at Tahbilk during the late 1860s and although none of these vines have survived, the Estate produces Marsanne from plantings established in 1927, arguably the oldest in the world...

Hunter Valley, NSW. Zing! A rapier thrust of tense, coiled, tangy citrus fruit with a fine textural feel of steely minerality that finishes long and pure across the palate. In youth, aromatics are floral and citrus orientated, fresh and vibrant as only young Semillon can be. A wine of subtle complexity, and undeniable pedigree. With time (and this could be decades with patient cellaring), the wine will mellow and flesh out well with lemon curd and toast characters, yet the faint core of tight acidity will keep the wine refreshing to drink...

Hunter Valley, NSW. A brilliant light yellow/green in colour, this wine has a generosity of fruit not usually expected in Hunter Semillon. It displays distinctive tropical aromas of passionfruit and orange blossom. Thai spices and lanolin dance around the glass, and are kept in check by a linear, lime like focus. The palate offers a pleasing generosity with ripe pear and lemon/melon fruit, and a lengthy, subliminally taut acidity providing a pleasing freshness to the finish...