Peter Lehmann Margaret Barossa Semillon 2016
- 93
- $45
- Drink by: 2023-2036
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Released with five years of bottle age, it’s a real treat to be able to buy semillon without needing the willpower to cellar for the full experience. Part of the Master’s range, Margaret was Peter Lehmann’s wife, a highly educated and influential woman – a real class act, just like her namesake. The wine has aromas of apple skin, preserved lemons, and honeycomb straight from the hive – with that ethereal beeswax note – atop toasted brioche. It’s incredibly expressive and surprisingly textural on the palate (given that it is only 11% alcohol) with fresher fruit characters of lemon and crisp green pear slices. The grapes come from old vines, picked early to retain acidity, allowing for a long and graceful aging window.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
