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93
/ 100
Decanter -
92
/ 100
Huon Hooke
White
Classification
Semillon
Variety
2017
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Western Australia, Margaret River
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
93 / 100"2017 marks the 40th commercial vintage of this wine, which Moss Wood winemakers liken to 1990 – one of the best years ever – with the capacity to age 30 years. Soaring aromas of waxy lanolin, green figs and honey with a limey tang that cuts through the palate. Linear, complex and structured but with beautiful density and richness"
- Decanter
92 / 100
"Light colour with a clean, ripe aroma - not too grassy but faintly nutty and straw-like. The palate is intense but restrained and dry, soft and nicely textured, with excellent balance and drinkability."
- Huon Hooke
Tasting Notes
The wine has medium straw colour, with some green tints and its condition is bright. On the nose it is ethereal, with lifted perfumes of lemon sherbet, green apples, honey suckle and figs. Underneath there is just some early suggestions of the variety’s complex features like lanolin and mushroom. We always expect our Semillon to be relatively firm as a youngster and this wine certainly has good acidity and tannin. However, the fruit flavours of limes, figs and lychees are rich, generous and mouth-filling, so the wine displays softness and drinkability only seen in the great years.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex