Dry and delicious
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Guide to Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon Feature Week
Sweetwater Single Estate Semillon 2024, Hunter Valley, AUD $35
Winemaker Bryan Currie is doing great things with the Sweetwater and Hungerford Hill wines. This wine was grown on clay-loam soils which Currie says produce a less-steely wine that comes out of its shell earlier than those grown on the sandy old creekbeds.
Light yellow, bright; reserved, restrained aromas of lemon and herbs (not green); the palate restrained, refined and delicate yet intense with powerful drive of fruit balanced by refreshing acidity and a bone-dry balance. Delicious and mouth-watering. This will take some age well. (Screwcap)
Score: 93 ★★★★ – view original tasting note
Alcohol: 12%
Drink: now to 2039
Food: freshly shucked oysters with a squeeze of lemon or a drizzle of this wine
Stockists: Sweetwater Estate Wines; Vera Wine online (AU)
Ranked: #10 of 49 2024 Semillon from Hunter
Awarded:Â Top Rank