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Semillon is a popular dessert wine variety, its structure and elegance balances the intense richness and flavour, producing a wine that is intensely sweet with a clean and crisp finish.

Vintages:

• 2008 Late Harvest Semillon › ›

Fox Creek 2008 Late Harvest Semillon

appearance
Deep gold colour.

bouquet
Exotic aromas of citrus blossom, tropical fruit salad and canned peaches.

palate
The palate is an intense rich blend of pineapple, mango, syrupy golden peaches and pears. The crisp acidity finish balances the sweetness, leaving the mouth clean and refreshed.

winemaking
Selected from a small patch of Semillon down by the dam the fruit was picked in early April, well past its normal harvest period of mid February. By this stage of the year the softening berries had developed the rich golden flavours so valued in a dessert style wine. The fruit was crushed, settled and racked into 1 and 2 year old French hogheads for fermentation and maturation. After 14 months in oak the wine was blended and filtered once prior to bottling. Semillon is a popular dessert wine variety, its structure and elegance balances the intense richness and flavour, producing a wine that is intensely sweet with a clean and crisp finish.

technical analysis

Alcohol
11%

ageing potential
Drinking very well upon release it can be enjoyed now, but with careful cellaring it will also reward those who love aged styles of wine.

viticulturist
Nick Wiltshire

winemakers
Scott Zrna