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Light straw-green; while barrel-fermented and matured, it is the varietal fruit that rules the roost, not oak, with classic grassy/lemony flavours, crisp acidity, and a long finish. Screwcap.
13% alc. Rating 94 Drink 2020 $26 Date Tasted Jan 10
James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2011
Somewhere in the dunes of that immaculate Semillon dessert, where the creme and the mild driest white peach seem to dance for the entire caravanserai, Semillon reaches this delicious, teasing climax, which is real long and great for the both of you. Cream, creme caramel, junket and sabayon are the smoothers; the most delicate pale peach is the fruit, coffee rock is the phenolic dries, and gentle fresh lime is the acid. Get down. Or bury it for a full decade. I'd be having it now with fresh scallops on their half shells, oozed with beurre blanc.
$26 13% alcohol; screw cap; tasted 07JUN10; 92+++ points
Philip White, http://drankster.blogspot.com June 2010
French oak fermentation places this in complex territory with lime, lemon and tropical fruit given a glossy wood overlay without sacrificing freshness. In the mouth there’s a textural layering of zesty citrus flavour and gently savoury cashew nuts to close.
93/100
Nick Stock, Wine 100 Magazine, Semillon & Blends, February 2010
For some years now Juniper has been making arguably the best Semillon in Margaret River. This is another pearler. Lovely fresh cut grass and light lemon zesty tropical fruit aromas. On the palate the natural acidity takes over to carry to a long sustained finish. A wine that drinks well now but which will continue to develop in the bottle. Cellar 5 years
93/100
Ray Jordan’s 2010 WA Wine Guide
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