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White
2007 Pyramid Valley Sémillon Growers Collection Hille Vineyard
Sémillon
- New Zealand
- South Island
- Marlborough
Label borrowed from 2008
Label borrowed from 2006
Label borrowed from 2005
Community Tasting Notes 24
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OldwineinVT Likes this wine: 88 points
August 21, 2022 - Garagiste selection
Color: light yellow
Nose: light/medium intensity. Fruity, mostly tropical fruit
Body/flavor: light - medium body. Tart, tropical fruit; acid structure still good
Aftertaste: short finish
Last bottle. Hasn't changed much since last year's bottle -
UpfromtheCellar wrote: 88 points
July 23, 2022 - This stuff is rocket fuel. There are so many acids in this bottle, I bet if I tried to light it, it would explode (or whatever lit acids do!). So think of this bottle of wine as more of a collection of acids and any incidental fruit(s), well, they just happened to somehow end up in there.
Anyway, after 15 years it was time to check in again with this bad boy and see where the acids have taken us. Mellow(er) is the answer. I use the (er) because it hasn't traveled very far AT ALL. Pretty much exactly the same as how I remembered it. I am getting a little more generic vegetable instead of green bell pepper on the nose than before and the jagged crystalized rocks of acid (metaphorically speaking here) are starting to round a bit, not quite as palate blowing as before and able to pair with food more easily.
With so many acids, perhaps this would have made a fantastic sparkling wine base - pity they didn't go there. Oh, but then you would have this weird green bell pepper nose on your sparking wine, hmm, yeah now I see why they didn't go there. Nevermind. -
OldwineinVT Likes this wine: 88 points
August 22, 2021 - Garagiste selection. 13.5% ABV
Color: light yellow
Nose: subdued. Mostly floral
Body/flavor: medium body. Tart tropic fruit. Still has noticeable acid structure
Aftertaste: short finish -
2caveman Likes this wine: 94 points
January 9, 2017 - I just love this wine from start to finish. Understand the "Capsicum conundrum" but for those who do not have a capsicum aversion, this is a stunning and complete wine. 10 years on it has gorgeous golden hue, a fabulous ferous nose and a bracing, complex mouth feel with a long satisfying finish. Superb value with many years of life ahead for those lucky enough to have stocked up.
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mrfroopy wrote: 94 points
April 17, 2015 - Brilliant, unique, spicy and will last for ages.
Great with Indian food
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By Julia Harding, MW
11/10/2012 (link)(Pyramid Valley, Growers Collection Hille Vineyard Semillon Marlborough White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
September/October 2008, IWC Issue #140 (link)(Pyramid Valley Vineyards Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc Hille Vineyard Marlborough) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jon Rimmerman
9/17/2008 (link)(HILLE Semillon Pyramid Valley) Hille Dear Friends, Once again, timing is everything. I'm sitting here in the hospital room, about as punch-drunk as one can be from no sleep and the sheer will of emotion that comes from bringing life into this world and urgency of a different variety has entered my in-box. While the new baby sleeps, I've been taking my time on the remaining 2007 Pyramid Valley wines (mostly whites) as they deserve due time in their review. The problem is that Tanzer agrees and now all bets are off (he was so excited about the wine below, he included it in his Pinot Noir/Sauvignon Blanc review instead of waiting for the "Other wines form New Zealand" article later in the year). With all the lifeless wines in the world, to come across one that truly shimmers with a distinct sense of soul is the reason I chase the vinous dragon every day. To be brief - this is simply one of the more electric wines I've tasted this year, especially in the $20 range (I wanted to use the word "intriguing" but then I'd be accused of plagiarism - see review below). With air it builds and builds to a light show of flavor, terroir and texture rarely seen outside of the old-world. Mike and Claudia Weershing have outdone themselves with this wine and I have no problem predicting it will best many of the finest wines in the world at 3-4 times the price. If you can imagine a liquefied vessel of green, herbal fluid that weaves it's way in and out of white fruit and nut tones with dry elements, complex acids and exotic notes in the same sip - this is your wine. A great effort that is as singular as the Volcano red wine we offered earlier in the day: One of the finest white wines produced in the Southern Hemisphere or anywhere for that matter. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ONE SHIPMENT ONLY directly from the source with perfect provenance 2007 Pyramid Valley Vineyards "Hille Vineyard" Semillon (Marlborough) (this is not Pyramid Hill Semillon - this is Hille, with an "e") Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA NZ5400
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2007
- Type White
- Producer Pyramid Valley
- Varietal Sémillon
- Designation Growers Collection
- Vineyard Hille Vineyard
- Country New Zealand
- Region South Island
- SubRegion Marlborough
- Appellation Marlborough
- UPC Code 7070292713127
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 39 (35%)
- Consumed 71 (65%)
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- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionSouth Island
- SubRegionMarlborough
- AppellationMarlborough
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