Tasting Notes

Warmhearted, crunchy honey with deep sweetish citrus, fresh green apples and pears.

Winemaker Comments

In this, our 7th semillon harvest, we followed a picking strategy similar to the sauvignon blanc, harvesting for optimal flavour and ripeness. All the grapes are off Nitida vineyards so the wine is made from only the exclusive GD1 clone, which bears beautiful fruit flavours and is set to re-invent this cultivar in SA. Half of the wine we make in a Sauvignon Blanc Style - cool ferment with VIN7 yeast and the other half is made in a Chardonnay style - barrel fermented with QA23 yeast and left on the gross lees for 3 months after fermentation. We add back 5% sauvignon blanc for crispness and  acid to liven the palate. . Already the wine is showing magnificent integration and rich full flavours. The growing popularity of this wine and our reputation as a semillon producer has resulted in strong sales for a cultivar that is growing in popularity amongst foodies. our faith in the wine has been vindicated by excellent results in competitions over the last 18 months. Woolworths has again shown their commitment to the cultivar by sourcing wine for their limited release from Nitida.