150 Year Old Vines Semillon 2019
Tasting Notes

Honey, Lemon, Grapefruit and hints of pineapple on the nose. Lively, fresh citrus and stonefruit on the fleshy palate with clean, fresh acidity on a long lingering finish. A seamless wine of fine acid structure and intense varietal flavours driving the length on the palate. 

Winemaking

The grapes were hand picked, hand sorted and gently basket pressed before fermentation in a combination of temperature controlled stainless steel, and seasoned barrels. 

This is followed by seven months’ barrel maturation in our cellars with regular lees stirring to enhance aroma and structure whilst building flavor complexity. 

The Barossa is home to some of the world’s oldest ungrafted Semillon vines and the grapes for this wine are from an ancestor vineyard in the renowned Light Pass sub-region. The low yielding ‘Barossa Ancestor Vines’ were planted more than 150 years ago. Only 11.9 hectares of vines over 150 years exist in the Barossa, representing 0.17% of the region’s plantings

* Only 333 cases produced

Reviews
96 Points
Review by: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Exhibiting poise and elegance, the wine shows lemon peel, Granny Smith apple and blossom aromas on the nose with a hint of beeswax. It’s linear and persistent with outstanding concentration backed by vibrant acidity, finishing impressively long and engaging. A wine of splendid purity and style. At its best: 2022 to 2034. 
Gold Medal
Review by: Berlin Wine Trophy 2020
95 Points
Review by: James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion
From a single vineyard in Light Pass, hand-picked and sorted, fermented in stainless steel before 7 months maturation in used French oak. There's no question at all about the power and length of the wine, nor its varietal expression. Drink By 2028
98 Points
Review by: Andrew Caillard MW
Light straw colour. Fresh lemon curd, white peach aromas with herb garden light marzipan notes. Creamy textured with attractive lemon curd, white peach nectarine flavours, roasted almond notes, some tonic water/ yeasty complexity, fine looseknit textures, superb mid palate viscosity and mineral length. A remarkable Barossa semillon based on vinestock planted around 1850 at Light Pass. The volume, density, richness and freshness are beautifully aligned. Drinking really well but should keep or develop. 

 

Other Vintages
2014 |  2015 |  2017 |  2018 |  2020 |  2021 | 
CLOSURE
Stelvin

WINEMAKER
Neville Rowe
COLOUR
White
BOUQUET
Lemon, Spice and Beeswax aromas.
PALATE
Lemon-barley, cashew and nougat notes.
GRAPE VARIETY
100 % Semillon
GROWING REGION
Barossa Valley
% ALCOHOL
12%
pH
3
MATURATION
Seven months barrel maturation with lees stirring.
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150 Year Old Vines Semillon
Tasting Notes

Honey, Lemon, Grapefruit and hints of pineapple on the nose. Lively, fresh citrus and stonefruit on the fleshy palate with clean, fresh acidity on a long lingering finish. A seamless wine of fine acid structure and intense varietal flavours driving the length on the palate. 

Winemaking

The grapes were hand picked, hand sorted and gently basket pressed before fermentation in a combination of temperature controlled stainless steel, and seasoned barrels. 

This is followed by seven months’ barrel maturation in our cellars with regular lees stirring to enhance aroma and structure whilst building flavor complexity. 

The Barossa is home to some of the world’s oldest ungrafted Semillon vines and the grapes for this wine are from an ancestor vineyard in the renowned Light Pass sub-region. The low yielding ‘Barossa Ancestor Vines’ were planted more than 150 years ago. Only 11.9 hectares of vines over 150 years exist in the Barossa, representing 0.17% of the region’s plantings

* Only 333 cases produced

Reviews
96 Points
Review by: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Exhibiting poise and elegance, the wine shows lemon peel, Granny Smith apple and blossom aromas on the nose with a hint of beeswax. It’s linear and persistent with outstanding concentration backed by vibrant acidity, finishing impressively long and engaging. A wine of splendid purity and style. At its best: 2022 to 2034. 

Gold Medal
Review by: Berlin Wine Trophy 2020

95 Points
Review by: James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion
From a single vineyard in Light Pass, hand-picked and sorted, fermented in stainless steel before 7 months maturation in used French oak. There's no question at all about the power and length of the wine, nor its varietal expression. Drink By 2028

98 Points

Score: 98 Points
Review by: Andrew Caillard MW
Light straw colour. Fresh lemon curd, white peach aromas with herb garden light marzipan notes. Creamy textured with attractive lemon curd, white peach nectarine flavours, roasted almond notes, some tonic water/ yeasty complexity, fine looseknit textures, superb mid palate viscosity and mineral length. A remarkable Barossa semillon based on vinestock planted around 1850 at Light Pass. The volume, density, richness and freshness are beautifully aligned. Drinking really well but should keep or develop. 

 

Other Vintages
2014 |  2015 |  2017 |  2018 |  2020 |  2021 | 
CLOSURE
Stelvin

WINEMAKER
Neville Rowe
COLOUR
White
BOUQUET
Lemon, Spice and Beeswax aromas.
PALATE
Lemon-barley, cashew and nougat notes.
GRAPE VARIETY
100 % Semillon
GROWING REGION
Barossa Valley
% ALCOHOL
12%
pH
3
MATURATION
Seven months barrel maturation with lees stirring.

 

 

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150 Year Old Vines Semillon