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Viticultural & vinification notes		Winemakers comments
Vintage conditions	A great vintage for white wine with moderate consistent temperatures.	Colour   Nose     Palate	Clear, pale straw.   A lifted aroma of straw, cut grass, lime juice and lemon butter with a touch of flint and confection.   Dry, medium bodied wine with crisp acidity and lots of flavour. The wine displays lemon, lime and grape fruit characters with notes of fig, pear and green capsicum. The palate is lively yet soft and creamy with a long citrusy finish.
Vineyard	Three Hills Hand pruned to rods Hand picked
Grape variety	100% Semillon
Maturation	Stainless steel fermentation and maturation followed by maturation in bottle under screw cap.
Wine analysis	Alc/Vol:          13.2% Acidity:            6.3 g/l pH:                  3.24 Residual Sugar: 1.6 g/l

Semillon is a Bordeaux grape which probably shares some of the genetic character of Sauvignon Blanc. Although the two vines have very different physical characteristics they share some herbal, grassy, capsicum flavour notes that will occasionally have tasters confusing one with the other. The expression of flavour depends upon environmental conditions during ripening. The grassy herbal notes so pronounced in the early stages of ripening with all the Bordeaux grapes diminish with maturity. If ripening is gradual the herbal flavours gradually diminish and more attractive truly varietal characteristics emerge. Semillon takes on a character reminiscent of figs. This is best expressed in bunches that see a modicum of direct sunlight leading to berries of a golden appearance rather than the green of chlorophyll.

The grapes used for the style we call simply 'Semillon' are the healthiest and least damaged, from our lowest yielding vines where varietal flavours are most pronounced. The wine is fermented in stainless steel and after fermentation the wine is left to age on its yeast lees for 3 months to develop a creamy texture and greater complexity.

The wine is an exercise in patient application to duty stimulated by ambitious intent.
A wine of real character. A complex wine is like a beautiful woman, defying analysis. It has 'Mystique'.

 

Silver Medal Perth Royal Wine Show 2010

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