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HUNTER VALLEY SEMILLON, UNIQUE IN THE WORLD
Wc15Jun09 david ellis IF ever there was a white wine that you could say Mother Nature designed to gracefully transform itself from a moth to a butterfly over a few years slumbering in the cellar, it is Hunter Valley Semillon. McWilliams have for years been masters at this art, withholding their Mount Pleasant wines for […]
HISTORY’S IN THE BOTTLE
Wc1Sep08 wine with david ellis TRIVIA buffs may find there’s a buck to be made in the history of McWilliam’s iconic Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon, the 2003 of which is now released. Firstly Mount Pleasant has – probably uniquely in the world – had only three Chief Winemakers since being established by the legendary Maurice […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: Beelgara’s 2007 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
ONE FOR LUNCH: SEMILLON Sauvignon Blanc has really taken off in this country in recent years, and when you can grab an award-winning bottle such as Beelgara’s 2007 at just $7.99 it’s little wonder. This wine’s got lively citrus flavours, touches of capsicum, and tropical-fruit freshness; at the price and quality it’s just the drop […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: Ferngrove’s Symbol Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
ONE FOR LUNCH: THINGS went anything but well in 2007 for makers in Western Australia’s Frankland River region 300km south of Perth: rainfall was fifteen per cent below normal, and consecutive days of 39-degree temperatures in March elevated baumes and shrank the fruit. Ferngrove Wines’ Senior Winemaker, Kim Horton decided under such conditions to harvest […]
ORGANIC WINES A FAMILY AFFAIR
WHEN the Statham family talk about their organic Rosnay vineyard near the little village of Canowindra in the central ranges of NSW, they’re talking about more than just eschewing artificial fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides. To them it’s a whole lifestyle thing that goes back to when Grandfather Statham grew home-vegies organically, his passion being enthusiastically […]
DELIVERING BEYOND EXPECTATION
ROSEMOUNT’s Show Reserve is an interesting range of wines sitting between their Diamond and Flagship Labels, and giving consumers good-value fresh, bright and vibrant wines around the $20 a bottle mark. They’ve a half dozen wines in the range from vintages in NSW, South Australia and Western Australia between 2004 and 2007, with one of […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: See Saw 2007 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
ONE FOR LUNCH: SEE-SAW has done something unusual with its 2007 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc: the Semillon component comes from the Hunter Valley and the Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough in New Zealand – individually iconic regions for these two varieties. The resultant wine made by Andrew Margan and Hamish MacGowan is one of those wonderfully food-friendly […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: See Saw 2007 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
ONE FOR LUNCH: SEE-SAW has done something unusual with its 2007 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc: the Semillon component comes from the Hunter Valley and the Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough in New Zealand – individually iconic regions for these two varieties. The resultant wine made by Andrew Margan and Hamish MacGowan is one of those wonderfully food-friendly […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: 2006 Chalkers Crossing Hilltops Semillon
ONE FOR LUNCH: Another relative newcomer with a French connection is Chalkers Crossing at Young in the Hilltops region of the NSW Southern Highlands: the first wines came out of this winery in 2000 under the hand of Paris-born and Bordeaux-trained, Celine Rousseau. Her 2006 Chalkers Crossing Hilltops Semillon has nice citrus and apricot flavours, […]
