Stella Bella Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2023
- 92
- $28
- Drink by: 2023-2033
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It’s hard not to compare this wine to a traditional Bordeaux white, almost neutral, startlingly fresh and clean with lemony acidity rising. It brings an early picked subtle elegance, which is a big attraction. Gooseberry, grass, lantana, white peach, pear, citrus, baked quince. Boasts a distinctive and impressive Semillon-dominant presence with mouth-watering acidity and a steely, youthful frame. Bright and sparky with a bitter lemon tartness. Love to see how it ages.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
