2013 McHenry Hohnen Rocky Road, Semillon Sauvignon, Margaret River

2013 McHenry Hohnen Rocky Road, Semillon Sauvignon, Margaret River

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2013 McHenry Hohnen Rocky Road, Semillon Sauvignon, Margaret River

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McHenry Hohnen Rocky Road has a ripe, almost tropical, nose of fresh apricots mixed with cut grass and a sea-salt freshness. The palate is pure, lean and fine. It has the profile of Sauvignon Blanc but with extra weight from the Sémillon allied to a fresh peach quality and a slight hint of toast. Drink now to 2017. Match with pan-fried sea bass, herb-roasted chicken, seafood linguine

McHenry Hohnen is a collaborative venture between ex-fine wine retailer and grape grower, Murray McHenry, and David Hohnen, renowned founder of Margaret River’s Cape Mentelle and, later, New Zealand’s Cloudy Bay. The aim is to make wines which reflect their terroir and which receive minimal intervention with new oak used only sparingly.
Catriona Felstead MW, Wine Buyer

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McHenry Hohnen Vintners

McHenry Hohnen Vintners

David Hohnen is renowned throughout the world of wine as the founder, with his father John and brother Mark, of the family winery in Western Australia which became Cape Mentelle. Later, David was closely involved when Cape Mentelle set up Cloudy Bay Vineyards in 1985 and remained so until he left in 2003 ton return to the Margaret River.

Murray McHenry has a background in fine wine retailing, owning “Steve’s Hotel Wine Shop”, regarded as having the widest selection of Australian and imported wines in the whole of Australia. After branching out into wholesaling Murray planted his first vines in Margaret River in 1984 and today farms grapes at two sites in the region. The Margaret River viticultural zone is home to some of the more restrained styles of wine made in Australia, the result of cooling breezes which drift in from the Indian Ocean.

The vineyards which supply fruit to Hohnen McHenry are McHenry’s, Calgardup Brook, McLeod Creek and Rocky Road, all exceptional sites from which much of the harvest is still sold to Cape Mentelle, but from which the pick of the crop is retained for their own wines.

The aim is to make very natural wines which reflect their terroir and which receive minimal intervention from the winemaking team with new oak used only sparingly.

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Sauvignon Blanc & Sémillon

Sauvignon Blanc & Sémillon

The blend used for White Graves and Sauternes and rarely encountered outside France. In the great dry whites of Graves, Sauvignon Blanc tends to predominate in the blend, although properties such as Smith Haut Lafite use 100% Sauvignon Blanc while others such as Laville Haut Brion have as much as 60% Sémillon in their final blends. Sauvignon Blanc wines can lose their freshness and fruit after a couple of years in bottle - if blended with Sémillon, then the latter bolsters the wine when the initial fruit from the Sauvignon fades. Ultimately Sauvignon Blanc gives the wine its aroma and raciness while Sémillon gives it backbone and longevity.

In Sauternes, Sémillon is dominant, with Sauvignon Blanc playing a supporting role - it is generally harvested about 10 days before Sémillon and the botrytis concentrates its sweetness and dampens Sauvignon Blanc`s naturally pungent aroma. It contributes acidity, zip and freshness to Sauternes and is an important component of the blend.

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