2012 Museum 'Alluvius' Semillon
Vibrant aromas of lemongrass and lime dominate this Hunter Semillon on the nose. The palate is crisp & intense yet elegant, displaying mineral texture delivering wonderful line and length. A classic wine of great drive, coupled with extraordinary finesse and definition.
Aged Tasting Note
Jancis Robinson once called Hunter Valley Semillon Australia's unique gift to the wine world, and it's wines like this that prove her point. Past ten years, something remarkable happens, the citrus softens into honey and toast, the colour deepens to gold, and a wine that started out lean and racy becomes something entirely different in the glass. Few white wines change this much, or this well.
"Save it for the occasion that calls for something special, the freshest local lobster or crab . much betteralongside it. A wine that holds its own with the best on the table, and a moment worth the pour."
Fancy ยท Medium โ Serious wine ยท Collector โ Autumn, Winter
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Alluvius
The name โAlluviusโ derives from the well drained, โalluvialโ soils found in vineyards planted close to river beds. These soils are renowned for growing Semillon as it leads to a unique expression of what is considered to be Australiaโs greatest white wine style.ย
Wine Making
Bottled early to retain freshness and vitality of the
primary fruit flavours.
Vintage
The effects of a โnon summerโ across NSW led to our
latest start for the Hunter vintage in a very long time.
Our first Semillonโs were picked at the beginning of
February - almost two weeks later than usual. The
cool conditions have provided crisp and vibrant
white wines with lovely natural acidity. The harvest
rain proved to be challenging for the reds. That said,
the reds from the vintage are looking promising. .
Vineyard
Our Alluvius Semillon comes from the Braemore
vineyard on Hermitage Road in the lower Hunter
Valley. This famous vineyard, under the charge of
Ken Bray, was planted in the late 60's and
consistently produces benchmark Hunter Semillon.
The well drained, 'alluvial' soils lead to a unique
expression of what is considered to be Australia's
greatest white wine style.
James Halliday
James Halliday
2014 AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION
The bouquet and palate speak with the same voice
of lemongrass, citrus and a touch of talc, all classic
denominators. But it is the texture of the minerally
acidity on the finish and aftertaste that tell you how great the
wine will be when it reaches full maturity in 10-20 years, and
todayโs points will seem niggardly. Drink to 2027.
