{"title":"Australian Semillon","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"domaine-naturaliste-discovery-sauvignon-blanc-semillon-2024","title":"Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine Naturaliste Discovery Sauvignon Blanc Semillon is a crisp Margaret River white blend made for drinking young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSauvignon Blanc with Semillon is the region's signature white. The Sauvignon brings aromatic lift; the Semillon brings texture, citrus and length. This version is cool-fermented and bottled young without heavy oak, keeping it fresh and easy. The winemaker, Bruce Dukes, named the label after nearby Cape Naturaliste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight and zesty, all passionfruit, citrus and cut grass, with a clean finish. Pour it at 7–9°C with oysters, fish and chips or a goat's cheese salad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Sauvignon Blanc \/ Sémillon \/ Margaret River \/ Domaine Naturaliste","offer_id":44270553759803,"sku":"DN0824","price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/domaine-naturaliste-discovery-sauvignon-blanc-semillon-2024.png?v=1790056503"},{"product_id":"domaine-naturaliste-discovery-sauvignon-blanc-semillon-2026","title":"Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eDomaine Naturaliste Discovery Sauvignon Blanc Semillon is a fresh, zesty take on Margaret River's classic white blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Indian Ocean surrounds this corner of Western Australia on two sides, and the mild, even climate that results suits white grapes well. Semillon adds texture, citrus and length to the blend, while Sauvignon Blanc gives the aromatic lift. The winery ferments it cool and bottles it young, with no heavy oak, as an easy introduction to the regional style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePassionfruit and cut grass lead, with citrus and a crisp, clean finish. Serve it cold, 7–9°C, alongside oysters, goat's cheese salads or fish and chips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Sauvignon Blanc \/ Sémillon \/ Margaret River \/ Domaine Naturaliste","offer_id":44270554087483,"sku":"DN0826","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/domaine-naturaliste-discovery-sauvignon-blanc-semillon-2026.png?v=1790056503"},{"product_id":"glenguin-estate-semillon-2023","title":"Glenguin Estate Semillon 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlenguin Estate Semillon is a light, dry Hunter Valley white made in the classic unoaked style at Broke Fordwich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicking happens early, ahead of the summer rain, while sugar levels are still modest. The juice is fermented in stainless steel and bottled young, which gives a low-alcohol white with crisp acidity. It's one of Australia's truly original styles, fresh on release and slowly turning toasty and honeyed with time in bottle. The vineyard belongs to the Tedder family, near the Wollombi Brook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight, crisp and dry, with citrus freshness and a long, fine finish. Try it at 7–9°C with oysters, grilled whiting, Vietnamese salads or goat's cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Hunter Valley \/ Glenguin Estate","offer_id":44270572142651,"sku":"GG0425","price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/glenguin-estate-semillon-2023.png?v=1790056503"},{"product_id":"gundog-estate-hunter-s-semillon-2024","title":"Gundog Estate Hunter's Semillon 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eGundog Estate Hunter's Semillon is a classic dry Hunter Valley Semillon and the white Gundog is best known for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSemillon is the signature white of Australia's oldest continuously producing wine region, a warm, humid valley north-west of Newcastle. The grapes are picked early at modest sugar levels, then the wine is made in stainless steel without oak and bottled young. You get a light, low-alcohol white with crisp acidity, fresh on release and turning toasty and honeyed with years in bottle. Winemaker Matt Burton also has a base in the Canberra District.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight, crisp and dry, with citrus freshness and fine length. Good with oysters, grilled fish, prawn salads or goat's cheese at 7–9°C. Drink it now or over the next few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Hunter Valley \/ Gundog Estate","offer_id":44270572798011,"sku":"GD0124","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/gundog-estate-hunter-s-semillon-2024.png?v=1790056491"},{"product_id":"gundog-estate-wild-semillon-2025","title":"Gundog Estate WILD Semillon 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eGundog Estate WILD Semillon is a wild-fermented Hunter Valley Semillon with more texture than the usual crisp style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost Semillon in the valley is picked early and made in stainless steel for a light, crisp style. This bottling takes a different path from the estate's classic Semillon: it ferments with the indigenous yeasts found in the vineyard and winery, not cultured yeast. That tends to add texture, complexity and a savoury edge while keeping the grape's fresh acidity. Matt Burton makes it, working between the Hunter and the Canberra District.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight in body yet textural and dry, with fresh acidity and a savoury finish. Try it at 8–10°C with grilled fish, roast chicken, pork or soft cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Hunter Valley \/ Gundog Estate","offer_id":44270573649979,"sku":"GD0725","price":33.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/gundog-estate-wild-semillon-2025.png?v=1790056493"},{"product_id":"spring-seed-sauvignon-blanc-semillon-2024","title":"Spring Seed Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpring Seed Sauvignon Blanc Semillon is a crisp, unoaked blend from organically farmed McLaren Vale vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWillunga, at the southern end of McLaren Vale, is where the family's certified organic vineyards sit, cooled by the escarpment and by breezes off Gulf St Vincent. No synthetic herbicides, pesticides or fertilisers are used. In this blend, Sauvignon Blanc gives lift and Semillon adds texture and length. The wine sees only stainless steel, goes through a cool ferment and is bottled young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZesty and light on its feet. Serve chilled at 7–9°C with fish and chips, salads, goat’s cheese or Thai-style dishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Sauvignon Blanc \/ Semillon \/ McLaren Vale \/ Spring Seed Wine Co.","offer_id":44270593671227,"sku":"BS0824","price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/spring-seed-sauvignon-blanc-semillon-2024.png?v=1790069052"},{"product_id":"glenguin-estate-botrytis-semillon-375ml-2023","title":"Glenguin Estate Botrytis Semillon 375ml 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlenguin Estate Botrytis Semillon is a sweet Hunter Valley dessert wine made from grapes touched by noble rot, sold in a half bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn some years, conditions let botrytis cinerea take hold on the berries, concentrating sugar and acidity and adding a honeyed complexity. The affected fruit is picked late and pressed, giving only a small amount of very sweet juice, which is fermented into a lush dessert wine with the grape's natural acidity keeping it fresh. It comes from the Tedder family's vineyard in the Broke Fordwich subregion, where Robin Tedder MW has long run the winemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRich and sweet, with fresh acidity to keep it lively. Serve well chilled at 6–8°C with crème brûlée, fruit tarts or blue cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Hunter Valley \/ Glenguin Estate","offer_id":44270616805435,"sku":"GG7623","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/glenguin-estate-botrytis-semillon-375ml-2023.png?v=1790056502"},{"product_id":"dormilona-blanco-2026","title":"Dormilona Blanco 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eDormilona Blanco is a dry Margaret River white made entirely from Semillon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSemillon in Margaret River can go two ways, grassy and lean or textural and broad, and this one takes the second path without adding weight. Fruit comes off a north-facing block of gravelly loam at Wilyabrup, the strip in the middle of the region with the best claim to serious white wine. It was hand picked in the cool of the morning and pressed as whole bunches straight to barrel, which keeps the phenolics low. A month on full lees followed, then a rack to tank and bottling. Minimal handling is the house method, and it shows in how direct the wine tastes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemon, green melon and a touch of lanolin, dry and clean with a lightly chalky finish. Drink it cold, 8 to 10 degrees. It goes with oysters, grilled whiting, a green salad with plenty of herbs, or a bowl of chips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Margaret River \/ Dormilona","offer_id":44288101777467,"sku":"26205-750","price":27.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/26205-750.png?v=1790122687"},{"product_id":"dormilona-orenji-2026","title":"Dormilona Orenji 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eDormilona Orenji is a Margaret River skin-contact white, eighty per cent Semillon with twenty per cent Sauvignon Blanc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummer fires changed where this wine came from. Yungarra usually supplies the fruit, but for 2026 the parcels came instead from a north-facing gravelly site at Wilyabrup and a cool-climate vineyard down at Karridale, near the southern end of the region. A wet spring had set a good crop. Picking happened in the cool of the morning, the fruit was fully destemmed, and fermentation ran two weeks on skins in open fermenters before pressing to tank for a full malolactic and a simple rack to bottle. Two weeks is a moderate amount of skin contact, which is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLighter than most orange wine, with mandarin peel, dried herb and a gentle tannic edge that never turns chewy. Serve at 12 degrees. A good place to start if skin contact is new territory, and it goes with roast chicken, felafel, a tomato salad, or a firm goat cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Margaret River \/ Dormilona","offer_id":44288105840699,"sku":"26206-750","price":27.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/26206-750.png?v=1790122686"},{"product_id":"hochkirch-blanc-2021","title":"Hochkirch Blanc 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eHochkirch Blanc is a Semillon-dominant white blend from the cool Henty region of western Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSemillon makes up 95 per cent of this blend, with Sauvignon Blanc supplying the last five, and a cool season meant the estate fruit came in at surprisingly low Baumé. Everything was handpicked, with 30 per cent kept as whole bunches and the balance destemmed, then left five days on skins before pressing to tank to finish fermenting naturally. Racking took the wine, fine lees and all, into used 500-litre puncheons, where it stayed until the January after harvest, went through full malolactic conversion and received no additions of any kind. Henty is Victoria's coolest wine region, and biodynamic farming here is well established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemon, wet wool and a faint herbal snap, with real texture from the skin contact and a dry, chalky finish. Serve at 10 to 11 degrees. Good with grilled fish, chicken schnitzel or a plate of oysters and lemon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Sauvignon Blanc \/ Semillon \/ Henty \/ Hochkirch Wines","offer_id":44288132382779,"sku":"20507-750","price":32.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20507-750.png?v=1790124389"},{"product_id":"laughing-jack-jack-s-semillon-2017","title":"Laughing Jack Jack's Semillon 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaughing Jack Jack's Semillon is a wild-fermented Barossa white from old vines at Greenock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarossa Semillon deserves more attention than it gets, and this is a good argument for it: an old, low-cropping vineyard north of Greenock township planted in the 1960s to clone 143, which ripens early and gives only a handful of tiny bunches per vine. Grapes were hand-picked and pressed as whole bunches into stainless steel and a single barrel for fermentation, then kept on post-ferment lees a further six months, which is where the texture and the freshness come from. 2017 was a cool growing season, and it shows in the line of acid running through the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePink grapefruit, candle wax and fresh-cut hay, textural but lively, closing salty and moreish. Serve at 10 to 12 degrees. Try it with fish and chips, chicken sandwiches, a plate of oysters or pan-fried whiting with lemon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Barossa Valley \/ Laughing Jack","offer_id":44288153255995,"sku":"18287-750","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/18287-750.png?v=1790124511"},{"product_id":"laughing-jack-jack-s-semillon-2021","title":"Laughing Jack Jack's Semillon 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaughing Jack Jack's Semillon is a dry Barossa Semillon from two old-vine sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo parcels in equal measure make up the 2021: a Greenock vineyard dating to 1964, and the family's Creek Block, put in thirty years later in 1994. Both sit on red-brown earth over dark red clay with bluestone and limestone underneath. Fruit was destemmed and rested briefly on skins, then pressed as whole berries and fermented wild in stainless steel, then four weeks on lees and bottling unfined. Shawn Kalleske treats the variety as a textural white, not a squeaky one, and the skin contact and lees work are there to give it body without oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen apple grip, citrus weight and a fair whack of energy, finishing salty and mouth-watering. It will build wax and honey with a few years in the cellar. Serve at 10 degrees. Match it with grilled prawns, salt and pepper squid, or a chicken and avocado salad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Barossa Valley \/ Laughing Jack","offer_id":44288153485371,"sku":"20625-750","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20625-750.png?v=1790124387"},{"product_id":"spinifex-lola-2019","title":"Spinifex Lola 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpinifex Lola is a Barossa white blend led by Semillon, with Clairette, Vermentino and Viognier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSemillon has grown in the Barossa since the 1850s and this wine is the tribute, though it dropped just under half the blend in 2019 at 46 per cent, with 30 per cent Clairette and the rest split between Vermentino and Viognier. The Semillon comes from three old-vine sites aged 60, 70 and 90 years, at Ebenezer, in the foothills near Bethany and on the valley floor by the Para River. Clairette off a high Rowland Flat block adds freshness, the other two texture and stone fruit. All parcels were hand-picked, chilled, macerated from two to twenty-four hours, then wild-fermented across old barriques, puncheons and steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh and gently waxy, with lemon, white peach, hay and a savoury, phenolic finish. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees. It belongs at the table: roast chicken, pork rillettes, or a salad of fennel, orange and olives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Viognier \/ Vermentino \/ Barossa Valley \/ Spinifex","offer_id":44288266731579,"sku":"18783-750","price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/18783-750.png?v=1790124458"},{"product_id":"spinifex-lola-2020","title":"Spinifex Lola 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpinifex Lola is a Semillon-led Barossa white blend with Clairette and Ugni Blanc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSemillon returns to the front in 2020 at 60 per cent, with 20 per cent Clairette and Ugni Blanc making up the balance, the latter replacing the Viognier and Vermentino of earlier releases and pushing the wine towards freshness and texture over aromatics. Three old-vine Semillon sites, aged 60, 70 and 90 years, sit at Ebenezer, in the foothills near Bethany and on the valley floor near the Para River. Everything was hand-picked and chilled, macerated between two and twenty-four hours, wild-fermented in old French barriques, puncheons and stainless steel, then held ten months on lees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLean and saline, with lemon, green apple, chalk and a dry, textural finish. Serve cold, around 10 to 11 degrees. Oysters, grilled whiting, or a plate of prosciutto and green olives all suit it well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Viognier \/ Vermentino \/ Barossa Valley \/ Spinifex","offer_id":44288266829883,"sku":"20536-750","price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20536-750.png?v=1790124388"},{"product_id":"spinifex-lola-2021","title":"Spinifex Lola 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpinifex Lola is an unconventional Barossa white blend of Semillon, Clairette, Ugni Blanc and Vermentino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf all the whites coming out of this cellar, this is the original and arguably the most layered. Semillon leads again, drawn from three old-vine Ebenezer sites aged 65, 75 and 95 years; the grape has been in the Barossa since the 1850s. Clairette from a high Rowland Flat block on the valley's eastern side ripens late and holds its acid, which brings the freshness, while Ugni Blanc and Vermentino add texture and a lick of salinity. Careful vineyard work and a restrained hand in the shed have done the rest, with maturation on lees in mostly older wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFleshy and textured, with stone fruit, citrus, spice and lovely hay and talc characters, phenolic tension underneath and a long savoury finish. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees. Roast chicken, pork belly, or a bowl of clams and parsley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Barossa Valley \/ Spinifex","offer_id":44288267223099,"sku":"22163-750","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/22163-750.png?v=1790124221"},{"product_id":"spinifex-lola-2022","title":"Spinifex Lola 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpinifex Lola is a Barossa white of Semillon, Clairette, Ugni Blanc and Chenin Blanc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 reads 40 per cent Semillon, 28 Clairette, 16 Ugni Blanc and 16 Chenin Blanc. Semillon, in the Barossa since the 1850s, comes from three old-vine Ebenezer sites of 65, 75 and 95 years. The Clairette grows high on the valley's eastern side at Rowland Flat, ripening late and holding acidity, and the last two grapes contribute texture and salinity. Nothing here is conventional, and that is the appeal: maturation happens on lees in mostly older wood, and the result is one of the more complex whites the region produces. Pete Schell rates this among the better versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLayered and savoury: florals, citrus, hay, a honeyed depth and a wisp of reduction, with salty inflections and waxy texture. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees. A dining-table wine: roast pork, grilled fish, or a cheese board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Chenin Blanc \/ Semillon \/ Clairette \/ Barossa Valley \/ Spinifex","offer_id":44288267321403,"sku":"23514-750","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/23514-750.png?v=1790124097"},{"product_id":"spinifex-lola-2024","title":"Spinifex Lola 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpinifex Lola is a Barossa white blend of Semillon, Grenache Gris and Clairette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSemillon commands the 2024 at 74 per cent, off 90-year-old low-yielding vines at Ebenezer, with Grenache Gris at 16 from the estate's Dominion vineyard and Clairette at 10 from high ground at Rowland Flat. Old-vine Semillon supplies the weight, Grenache Gris the citrus and spice, and the late-ripening Clairette a pop of freshness. Each parcel was picked by hand and spent two to four hours on skins, then was destemmed and pressed, the Clairette and Semillon to stainless steel and the Grenache Gris to mature French oak. Six months on lees followed, with part of the Semillon through malolactic conversion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSavoury and primary at once, with citrus, spice and herb characters over fleshy medium weight and a waxy texture. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees. Like all the whites from this address, it comes alive with food: roast chicken, pork, or grilled sardines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Grenache Gris comes from the estate's own Dominion vineyard and contributes citrus and spice; Clairette, grown high at Rowland Flat and always slow to ripen, keeps the acidity honest. Parcels were hand-picked and held two to four hours on skins before destemming and pressing, the Clairette and Semillon into stainless steel and the Grenache Gris into mature French oak, then six months on lees before blending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSavoury and primary in equal measure, with citrus, spice and herbs over a fleshy medium body and a juicy texture. Serve at 11 to 12 degrees. Best with food: grilled fish, roast chicken, or a plate of charcuterie and pickles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The canes were cut mid-March and picking followed in mid-April at 15.5 per cent potential alcohol, after which the fruit was chilled and pressed to French oak, 45 per cent of it new, for fermentation. Bottling happened just before the following harvest. This is only the second release in a decade, which tells you how rarely conditions allow it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelicately sweet, never unctuous, with spring citrus aromatics, golden fruit, a hint of spice and candied ginger on the close, all held up by bright acidity. Serve well chilled at 8 degrees, in small glasses. Try it with a fruit tart, blue cheese, or on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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It was an ancient sea floor once, and the deep sandy loam drains freely, letting roots go down a long way, which suits the variety exactly. Andrew Thomas puts the site's famous longevity down to the extra intensity and concentration that Semillon gets on this soil. The blocks were hand-picked in mid-February, each batch hand-sorted so only the best fruit was pressed as whole bunches to limit phenolics, then five weeks on lees before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStar-bright and taut, with lemon, preserved citrus, white flowers and a mineral line, crackling with energy through a long finish. There is plenty to enjoy now and much more to come. Serve at 8 to 10 degrees, with fresh oysters, whiting or a prawn and avocado salad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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About twelve producers share the two-kilometre strip, Tyrrell's included, and Andrew Thomas has long argued that the longevity here comes down to the intensity and concentration Semillon finds in this soil. The 2024 blocks were hand-picked in February and each batch hand-sorted, so that only the best bunches went to press, whole-bunch, to keep phenolics low. A few weeks on lees followed before bottling, with no oak and nothing to get between the fruit and the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePristine and pure from the first sniff: lemon, lime blossom and a mouthwatering mineral line, layered and energetic. Serve it cold, 8 to 10 degrees, and give it a decent glass. Good with oysters, sushi or grilled flathead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The vineyard sits on the free-draining sandy flats of Pokolbin, one of about twelve holdings on a narrow strip of Semillon ground that includes Tyrrell's, on soil that was once sea floor. Only the finest bunches of the harvest were taken, whole-bunch pressed to minimise phenolics. After the riper 2024, this is a return to the classical shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTightly wound and intense, with lemon zest, green melon and a chalky, saline close; already drinking well, and built to reward a decade or two in the dark. Serve at 8 to 10 degrees, with oysters, steamed prawns or a Vietnamese chicken salad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The fruit was sorted, whole-bunch pressed to keep phenolics down, fermented with a neutral yeast so the variety speaks for itself, and rested four weeks on lees. This is consecrated ground for Hunter Semillon drinkers: free-draining sandy flats at Pokolbin, once sea floor, shared by about twelve growers including Tyrrell's, and bought by Andrew Thomas in 2017 after decades of working its fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePure and precise, with lemon, lanolin and a salty mineral finish, concentrated and tightly wound but approachable straight away. Serve at 8 to 10 degrees. It is very good with oysters, but works just as well with roast chicken or a bowl of steamed mussels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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He describes the wine as a spring that slowly unwinds, revealing light toast and hay along the way, with the best vintages continuing on that path for fifteen years and more, and six years in, the transformation is underway. The vineyard itself was planted in 1969 on the sandy alluvial flats of Hermitage Road, Pokolbin, where deep free-draining loam over an old sea floor lets the roots go down and gives the wines their famous longevity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSavoury on opening, then toast, citrus, salt, mineral and woodsmoke unfold slowly across a textured palate with rounded acid and well-knit phenolics. Serve at 10 degrees. Match it with roast chicken, pork belly or a plate of sashimi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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His own image for it is a spring slowly unwinding, giving up light toast and hay characters, with the best years carrying on for 15 or more. The site is on the sandy alluvial flats of Hermitage Road at Pokolbin, an ancient sea floor, now deep free-draining loam that lets the roots dig deep, and it is that soil the longevity comes back to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly in its journey and on the money right now: lemon curd, toast, hay and a saline, smoky edge, with rounded acid holding the line. Serve at 10 degrees. Good with grilled fish, chicken and lemon, or a wedge of aged Gruyère.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The site sits on the free-draining sandy flats of Pokolbin, one of about twelve holdings on a narrow strip of Semillon ground shared with Tyrrell's among others. Once a sea floor, the deep sandy loam drains hard and lets roots go down, which is where the intensity and the famous longevity come from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix years brings the toast and hay forward without losing the citrus: lemon marmalade, straw, wet stone and a smoky finish, all held by fine acid. Serve at 10 degrees, with grilled prawns, roast pork or a mild curry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Hunter Valley \/ Thomas Wines","offer_id":44288314671163,"sku":"25306-750","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/25306-750.png?v=1790123003"},{"product_id":"thomas-wines-elevage-semillon-500ml-2022","title":"Thomas Wines Elevage Semillon 500ml 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Wines Elevage Semillon is a sweet Hunter Valley dessert wine in a 500ml bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the second release of a dessert-style Semillon from the Hunter. The fruit source is unusual: the mid-pressings from all of Andrew Thomas's 2022 Semillon, the fraction that carries the phenolic structure needed to balance sweetness. The juice went through a long, cool fermentation, which Thomas stopped at around 11 per cent alcohol, leaving roughly 120 to 130 grams per litre of residual sugar. Everything was raised in stainless steel, so the fruit stays clean and nothing woody gets in the way. It is an opulent style that still manages to taste pristine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrange blossom and citrus juice with elderflower and honey behind, luscious through a long finish and kept in balance by citrus-like acid. Serve at 8 degrees in a small glass. Good with a light fruit tart, or better still, a wedge of blue cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Hunter Valley \/ Thomas Wines","offer_id":44288315326523,"sku":"21226-500","price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/21226-500.png?v=1790124380"},{"product_id":"thomas-wines-elevage-semillon-500ml-2023","title":"Thomas Wines Elevage Semillon 500ml 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Wines Elevage Semillon 500ml is a dessert-style Hunter Valley Semillon in a half-litre bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly the gentlest pressings go into this, drawn largely from Braemore in the Hunter's Belford country, a vineyard Andrew Thomas has built much of his reputation on. Fermentation ran long and cool, and was halted at about 10 per cent alcohol, which leaves roughly 145 grams per litre of residual sugar in the finished wine. Stainless steel throughout, no oak, so the sugar sits against Semillon's natural acidity with nothing in between. Thomas began making this style only recently, the 2023 being the third release, and he treats sweetness as a question of balance, not weight. Hunter Semillon has the acid line to carry it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDates, honey and candied citrus, thick in the mouth but pulled straight again by orange-peel acidity. Serve it cold, around 8 degrees, in a small glass. Blue cheese is the obvious match; it also handles a simple lemon tart or poached quince.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Semillon \/ Hunter Valley \/ Thomas Wines","offer_id":44288315850811,"sku":"24123-500","price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/24123-500.png?v=1790124089"},{"product_id":"thomas-wines-elevage-semillon-500ml-2025","title":"Thomas Wines Elevage Semillon 500ml 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Wines Elevage Semillon 500ml is a sweet Semillon from the Hunter Valley, sold in 500ml.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBraemore was planted in 1969, and those old vines supply the bulk of the fruit here. Only the lightest pressings are used, which keeps the wine delicate despite the sugar. A long, cool ferment was stopped at roughly 10 per cent alcohol, leaving about 145 grams per litre of residual sugar, and the wine saw nothing but stainless steel, with no barrel and no lees work to blur the fruit. This is the fourth release of the style, built for drinking young while the citrus is still bright. Sweet Hunter Semillon is a rarity, and the region's acidity is what makes it work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweet and thick, with lime marmalade, blossom and honey over a firm acid spine. Chill it well, 7 to 8 degrees, and pour small measures. Roquefort or a washed-rind cheese works, as does a plate of fresh figs and almonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fermentation happened in stainless steel, followed by a few weeks on lees before bottling, with no oak anywhere. Thomas came to the Hunter from McLaren Vale, spent years at Tyrrell's, and has been bottling single-vineyard Semillon under his own name since 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemon and grapefruit with a chalky edge, fuller in the mouth than most young Hunter Semillon. Serve it at 9 to 10 degrees. Good with grilled prawns, chicken schnitzel or a wedge of gruyere, and it will build toast and honey in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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A stainless steel ferment, a few weeks resting on lees, then bottling: the method is deliberately plain, because the point is the site. Set against the tighter Oakey Creek bottling, this is the more generous of the two, though it gives away nothing in precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed apple skin and a chamomile softness sit over the citrus, and the palate carries grapefruit pith and a mineral undertow. Drink it at about 10 degrees. Oysters, sashimi and salt-and-pepper squid all suit, and five years in the cellar will add depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Longer hangtime again, then a straightforward stainless steel ferment and a few weeks on lees. Thomas has worked this site long enough to know exactly what he wants from it, and the wine has been made the same unfussy way for years: no oak, no malolactic, nothing borrowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStar-bright in the glass, juicy and citrus-driven, with real mineral depth under the fleshy middle. Ten degrees is about right. Try it with fish and chips, a fresh goat's curd salad, or Vietnamese rice paper rolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Andrew Thomas favours lighter soils for Semillon, so this is the outlier in his range, and he lets the fruit hang longer here. A few weeks on lees after fermentation is the only concession to texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright and clean, lime and grapefruit with a stony core and more weight in the middle than the alcohol suggests. Serve cold, 9 degrees. Pair it with steamed mussels, chicken and lemon, or keep a few bottles back for ten years and wait for the toast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fermentation was in stainless steel, as it is every year, with no oak and no malolactic. The result is built from raw material well above its price bracket, which is why this bottling has a following of its own among people who drink Hunter Semillon regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTight and citrusy, lemon and grapefruit with a chalky finish and low alcohol. Serve at 8 to 10 degrees. Oysters, whitebait or a simple green salad with a squeeze of lemon; leave a bottle five years and it will turn toasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Each of those sites also produces a single-vineyard Semillon in the Thomas range, and the parcels that do not quite make those cuts come here instead, which is an unusually good starting point for a wine at this price. Stainless steel only, bottled young, no oak and no malolactic conversion. A cool 2023 in the Hunter gave whites with real drive, and Andrew Thomas has had three decades of practice reading seasons like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePure and precise, lemon and lime with live-wire acidity and a racy, dry finish. Chill to 9 degrees. Match it with Sydney rock oysters, prawn cutlets or a plate of sashimi, and know that it will reward a decade in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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All three are old-vine sites that also supply single-vineyard wines in Andrew Thomas's range; this bottling takes the parcels that step aside for those. Stainless steel ferment, early bottling, nothing else. Semillon picked at low sugar and made without oak is the Hunter's signature, and few people do it as consistently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuicy and punchy, lemon curd and ripe lime driven along by zippy acidity to a clean, dry end. Serve it cold, about 9 degrees, in an ordinary white wine glass. Fish tacos, chicken and avocado sandwiches or salt-and-pepper squid all fit neatly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fermentation took place in stainless tanks, without oak or malolactic, and the wine was bottled early. Thomas came to the Hunter from McLaren Vale and has been making Semillon under his own name since 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemongrass and ripe lime over pure citrus, honeydew through the middle, then a taut, clear-cut finish. Serve it at 9 degrees. Grilled snapper, scallops or a plate of prawns with lemon are the easy calls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Yields are tiny, around three tonnes to the acre, and in 2022 the allotted rows gave just over four tonnes all up. Fermentation was in stainless steel with no oak, and the wine was bottled young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaut and linear, lemon and green citrus with a steely mineral thread and bracing acidity. Serve cold, 8 to 9 degrees. Oysters with nothing on them, or crumbed flathead with lemon; cellar it a decade and it becomes something else entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Of all his Semillons he considers this the purest and most precise, the one with the longest line of acidity. The Hunter template is unforgiving of shortcuts, since there is no barrel or lees work to hide behind, and this block delivers because the fruit arrives with enough intensity to carry it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTangy citrus, faint green tropicals, cut grass and a steely mineral vein, with a phenolic nip on a bracing finish. Nine degrees. Pair it with grilled prawns, fish and chips or steamed clams with plenty of lemon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Andrew Thomas once made a fuller, riper Semillon from it and changed his mind, deciding the site belonged in the classic Hunter camp: picked early, fermented cool in stainless steel, bottled without oak and without malolactic. He calls it the most precise wine in his range, and the least interfered with. Thirty years of Hunter vintages sit behind that restraint, and the wine is better for the things left out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaves of tangy citrus, lemongrass and a hint of dried ginger over wet river stone, finishing long and dry. Chill it well, 8 to 9 degrees. Sashimi, oysters or a green papaya salad all suit; a decade in the cellar suits it better still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Semillon makes up 68 per cent, off an early-picked block at Braemore in the Hunter; the Sauvignon Blanc comes from the Adelaide Hills, pressed at Kaesler and trucked cold across to the Hunter. The two were blended as soon as they could be and left on lees to build a little texture, then bottled early to hold the freshness. Andrew Thomas grew up in McLaren Vale, so the interstate habit is not out of character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCitrus up front with tropical fruit behind, bouncy and fleshy in the mouth, finishing clean and dry. Serve at 8 degrees. Good with a summer salad, grilled haloumi or a bowl of mussels, and fine on its own in the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The Semillon is early-picked Braemore fruit from the Hunter; the Sauvignon Blanc comes up from the Adelaide Hills, pressed at Kaesler and transported cold so it arrived in good shape. Blending happened almost immediately, a short spell on lees added texture, and bottling followed quickly to keep the wine as bright as possible. The multi-regional blend is an old Australian idea that fell out of fashion, and Andrew Thomas has been making a persuasive case for its return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBell-clear citrus and light tropical fruit, lively texture, then a thirst-quenching close. Serve it at 8 degrees on a hot day. Fish tacos, chicken skewers or a simple avocado and tomato salad are all it needs beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The Sauvignon was pressed at Kaesler and carried cold to the Hunter, where the components were blended without delay and given a short rest on lees for texture. Early bottling preserves the aromatics. The idea comes from the great interstate blends of the mid twentieth century, and Andrew Thomas treats it as a serious wine, not a curiosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClean citrus with light tropical fruit, fleshy in the middle, refreshing all the way out. Chill to 8 degrees. It suits summer eating: barbecued prawns, chicken salad, or a wedge of fresh goat's cheese with crusty bread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fruit came from two blocks: Estate Block 6, in the ground since 1978, and Cordis Block 6, which followed in 1994. Cordons were severed in early March once flavour had arrived, and hand-picking took place on 23 March. Fermentation took place mostly in stainless steel, with a touch of French oak for spice. Project is the estate's label for one-off experiments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCitrus marmalade and golden pear on a fresh, clean palate, with honeycomb and a talc-like dustiness behind, and sweetness held in check by acidity. Serve well chilled, around 8 degrees, in small glasses. Lemon tart, panna cotta or a firm blue cheese all work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fruit was hand-picked at first light in clean conditions and fermented on wild yeast, then matured in a mix of oak and clay vessels. Clay keeps the wine taut while oak gives it a frame, and the high mineral content of the soil shows up plainly in the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlate and sun-bleached hay on the nose, then bright citrus, white flowers and an oyster-shell finish. The fine acid line suggests it will reward cellaring. Serve at 11 degrees with oysters, a lemony pasta, or grilled whiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Hand-picking happens at first light in pristine conditions, fermentation runs on wild yeast, and maturation is split between oak and clay. The soil's mineral content translates directly into the wine's dewy, slate-like character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrassy varietal tone with citrus and white flowers, then oyster-shell minerality and a fine acid backbone that points to cellaring. Serve at 11 degrees. Good with raw fish, a green salad with feta, or crab cooked simply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The Sauvignon grows on soils with more clay and quartz, which gives zesty fruit and a clear mineral line, and the Chardonnay adds depth and texture. Each batch matures in French barriques for eleven months after fermentation, building complexity without costing the wine its freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemon, fresh herbs and a nutty, lees-derived undertone, with more weight and grip than the usual version of this blend. Serve at 11-12 degrees. Pair it with roast fish, a chicken and leek pie, or asparagus and poached egg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Sauvignon Blanc gives lifted green fruit, citrus pith and a floral edge, while Semillon brings a core of citrus and melon along with zesty acidity. At a modest 11.5% alcohol the palate is light and cool, finishing with grapefruit and finger lime. It is bottled young under screw cap to hold on to that freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePour it well chilled with fish tacos, salt and pepper squid, a Thai beef salad or a plate of freshly shucked oysters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Unoaked and held in bottle before release, it shows how Hunter Semillon evolves from lean and citrusy into something far more layered. The 2019 has green-edged colour developing yellow tints, with toast and brioche on the nose alongside key lime pie and floral hints edging towards beeswax. On the palate, lively Tahitian lime and fresh acidity carry real texture and fruit weight, and the winemakers count it among their finest releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTry it lightly chilled with sashimi, grilled prawns with lime butter or a goat's cheese tart. It will keep building complexity with further cellaring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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This wine comes from the Oakey Creek Vineyard and is made in the classic Hunter manner, then held back so it is released at around 21 months of age. At that point it still has a luminous pale green colour with pale yellow tints and a fragrant nose of lemongrass and orange blossom, typical of young Hunter Semillon. The palate has beautiful fruit weight and Tahitian lime flavour, lifted by a juicy line of acidity that keeps it lingering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServe well chilled with freshly shucked oysters, whole baked snapper or a platter of Vietnamese rice paper rolls. Drinking well now, it will build further complexity with time in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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