Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2022
- 94
- $40
- Drink by: 2022-2032
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We are already seeing some really exciting Hunter Semillons from the 2022 vintage and this joins the fold. As we see with many of the top releases these days, this is a Semillon which will provide immediate gratification or age well over a long period – you can have your cake and eat it. Fruit comes from old vines in the Brycefield and Tinkler’s School Block Vineyards in Pokolbin. Gentle pressing – they take only the first 450 to 550 litres per tonne – followed by a cool fermentation. Racking is from heavy lees, and the wine matures in a slightly cloudy condition in tank for two months. As with many Sems, this comes in at just 11% alcohol, making it an ideal wine to enjoy, if you are looking for more than just one glass. Pale gleaming yellow hue, we have aromas of spices, lemongrass, ginger, lemon and more. Good structure with that fine minerally backing and subtle lemony notes on a lingering palate. It is indeed delicious now but will sail through a decade or more in a good cellar, rewarding the patient. Cracking value.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
