Dalwood Estate Semillon 2020
- 92
- $27
- Drink by: 2021 - 2027
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2020 was not the easiest year in the Hunter Valley but Brian Currie has done a fantastic job with this wine, which has a strong regional Hunter Valley character, if in an earlier drinking style. Hunter Valley Semillon can be a little shy when young but no such problem here. It is a pale green straw colour and shows upfront lime and lemon rind aromas with some attractive lanolin complexity. The palate is then punchy with generous fruits in the citrus and melon zone supported by crisp acidity through to a silky and quite long finish. It’s got the stuffing to improve over the medium term, for fans of aged Hunter Semillon, but potentially will be at its best young thanks to that upfront style, ideally with salt and pepper squid.
Angus is an award-winning wine writer and the Founder and Publisher of Winepilot, the Australian Editor for leading international publication VINOUS with Antonio Galloni based in New York City and the Co-Publisher of The Australian Ark with over 15 years of publishing, writing and judging experience.
