TN: Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2005
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:26 pm
I used to drink a lot more of these than I do now, and the contents of my cellar currently reflect this, with less than a quarter of the bottles I used to hold. I've not bought recent vintages partially due to changing tastes, but also due to the uncertainty in the early 2010s concerning the alleged introduction of a percentage of Sauvignon Blanc into the wine, to make it more drinkable at a younger age, and to appeal to a younger demographic. Years later, I still don't know how factual this was.
Regardless, this is my last bottle of the 2005, and it is glowing yellow-gold in the glass. The anticipated lemon on the nose has largely disappeared, and is replaced with lanolin (mostly) and honeysuckle, and seems quite simple. The palate is more interesting, with toasty development (it's an unoaked wine) and a range of peaches and stonefruit. Again, no citrus to be seen. I'm sensing moderate acid, although it's more apparent on the back palate, without being tart. There's also a sense of tannic grip on the back palate (again, no oak though), and lanolin / wool makes another appearance.
For me, I'd like to have looked at this last bottle a couple of years ago. For others, however, this might be sitting well for them. It depends on how much age you like in your Hunter semillon.
Cheers
Allan
Regardless, this is my last bottle of the 2005, and it is glowing yellow-gold in the glass. The anticipated lemon on the nose has largely disappeared, and is replaced with lanolin (mostly) and honeysuckle, and seems quite simple. The palate is more interesting, with toasty development (it's an unoaked wine) and a range of peaches and stonefruit. Again, no citrus to be seen. I'm sensing moderate acid, although it's more apparent on the back palate, without being tart. There's also a sense of tannic grip on the back palate (again, no oak though), and lanolin / wool makes another appearance.
For me, I'd like to have looked at this last bottle a couple of years ago. For others, however, this might be sitting well for them. It depends on how much age you like in your Hunter semillon.
Cheers
Allan