Sémillon

Sémillon

The main grape for Sauternes and particularly successfully grown in Australia's Hunter Valley. Hunter Valley Sémillon is one of Australia’s iconic and unique wines, totally unlike any wine produced elsewhere in the world from the same grape variety.

In youth the wines are quite citrusy and fresh, but are generally perceived to gain hugely in complexity as they age and are deemed to be best drunk when at least 5 years old, frequently lasting for 10 or more years. Unusually for Australia, the alcohol levels rarely exceed 11.5%.

In Bordeaux it is the most widely planted white grape and is blended with Sauvignon Blanc to produce the great long-lived dry whites of Graves as well as the great sweet wines of Sauternes. It is high in alcohol and extract and relatively low in aroma and acidity. Its thin skin makes it very susceptible to botrytis which is prerequisite for the making of Sauternes. It responds well to oak ageing and, while having a lightly lemony aroma when young develops lanolin flavours which some describe as "waxy", as well as a rich, creamy, intense, texture and a deep golden colour.

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£366.00 – magnum (150cl)
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2018 Le Petit Cheval Blanc, Bordeaux
White
2018
Lay down
Full Bodied
Dry
14.5% Alcohol
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2009 Ch. Climens, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2009
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2016 Château Climens, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2016
Lay down
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2016 Le Petit Cheval Blanc, Bordeaux
White
2016
Lay down
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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2014 Château Climens, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2014
Lay down
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2015 Château Climens, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2015
Lay down
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2015 Moss Wood, Sémillon, Margaret River, Australia
White
2015
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Light Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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2013 Château Climens, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2013
Lay down
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2013 Château Coutet, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2013
Lay down
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2011 Château Climens, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2011
Lay down
Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2007 Château Climens, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2007
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Full Bodied
Luscious
13.5% Alcohol
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2007 Ch. de Fargues, Sauternes
White
2007
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2003 Château Climens, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2003
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.5% Alcohol
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2001 Château Climens, Barsac, Bordeaux
White
2001
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Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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2016 Henschke, Louis, Eden Valley, Australia
White
2016
Lay down
Full Bodied
Dry
12.0% Alcohol
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2020 The Sadie Family Wines, 'T Voetpad, Ouwingerdreeks, Swartland, South Africa
White
2020
Drink, youthful
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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2019 Boekenhoutskloof, Semillon, Franschhoek, South Africa
White
2019
Drink, youthful
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2019 Le Petit Cheval Blanc, Bordeaux
White
2019
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Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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2018 Lune d'Or, Clos des Lunes, Bordeaux
White
2018
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Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2016 Tyrrell's VAT 1 Semillon, Hunter Valley
White
2016
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
11.0% Alcohol
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