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Wine Details
Price:
$13.99 per bottle
Description:
This dry white wine from the Prosser region of Eastern Washington offers green apple aromas, a hint of tropical fruit and mineral notes and a crisp, clean finish. Half the wine fermented in Hungarian oak for 120 days, then blended with the rest for just the slightest hint of oak. It pairs well with Northwest shellfish.
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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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