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Hay Shed Hill Block 1 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2010
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"94 POINTS. Light straw-green; this is serious wine territory, the estate dry-grown vines producing concentrated fruit aromas and flavours with the added complexity of some barrel ferment oak infusion. The strength of the wine lies in its balance and excellent length." - James Halliday.
Colour: The wine displays fresh green tinges to a very pale straw colour.
Nose: The bouquet is fresh and clean with classic grassy elements typical of these varieties in this region. The nose is more complex than most SSB blends with an underlying toasty nuance.
Palate: The palate is bright and fresh with vibrant citric, gooseberry and lychee like flavours, all at a level of intensity greater than expected. The oak is almost impossible to detect other than it adds a textural dimension to what is normally a simple fresh and lively wine style. The 2009 Block 1 SSB has an amazing palate extension with the flavour lingering to a clean ultra dry finish.
The 2010 vintage in Margaret River was in two distinct phases. Early in the season it was warm to hot and very dry. The higher than normal daytime temperatures ripened the whites; Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdelho and Semillon, earlier than normal. The fruit was scrupulously clean due to the lack of spring rain, making bright, clean and very fruit expressive wines.
While the height of summer was quite warm the season broke very quickly with temperatures dropping dramatically in late March, this proved to be beneficial as it allowed more time on the vine for the red varieties and prevented excessive sugar build up in the grapes which has moderated alcohol in the final wines.
Winemaking: Only the best ‘free run’ component of the juice was used in this wine which gives the finest and brightest fruit expression and the least amount of phenolic impact. The juice was fermented in French oak barrels, no new oak was used so as to ensure that oak flavours and aromas were not dominant characters in the wine. The wine was matured in barrel for 4 months before clarification and bottling.
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WBW Rating: 94/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Margaret River WA |
Winemaker: Michael Kerrigan
Drink now until: 2016
Alc/Vol: 12.5 %
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