Scarborough The Obsessive Semillon 2024
- 92
- $35
- Drink by: 2025-2035
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This is strikingly pithy, zesty and fresh from the outset. White grapefruit pith and lemon balm kick off the aromas, followed by mandarin zest, talc, wet stone and a faint glimmer of lemon thyme. It’s classically pure and citrussy, causing a Pavlovian-like salivation. The palate is textural but tart with a zesty shot of Makrut lime leaf, lime skin, grapefruit, talc, lemon-in-water and mandarin pith. There’s some chalk dust texture through the finish and shot of citrus-acidity washing through the back palate and drawing length. There is some juiciness through the palate, but it’s otherwise classically taut and bony now and will unfurl beautifully with 10 years in the cellar. Nicely done.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
