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Wine Details
Price:
$13.99 per bottle
Description:
One of the two great noble white grapes in Bordeaux, Semillon makes an elegant dry wine that enhances shellfish and seafood of many types. This wine has been barrel aged for 14 months, which adds layers of complexity and subtle aromas and flavors to the already complex fig and melon characterisics.
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Varietal Definition
Sémillon:
A thin skinned grape producing wines of high extract and flavour but soft acidity. In France it combines with Sauvignon Blanc to make the white wines of Bordeaux, most notably the sweet dessert wines of Sauternes and Barsac. Its thin skin leaves it susceptible to the fungus botrytis* the much sought after 'noble rot' in these sweet wine regions. As a varietal it has fared best in Australia, notably the Hunter Valley, where it produces well-rounded wines with lots of tropical fruits and honeyed tones. Here too it is blended with Chardonnay and oak aged to give an added dimension.
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