2021 Torbreck Woodcutter's Semillon

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  2/7/2024 - LiquidThoughts.de Likes this wine: 92 Points

  [TASTED AT A WINE TASTING @ BAR RIX, COLOGNE, GERMANY]
  
  ENGLISH:
  Nose: Noticeable notes of fresh toast, roasted cashew nuts, freshly toasted brioche, some quince, lime also slightly toasted, bergamot, nice unique character, net melon, later also a light Parmesan note
  Taste: Bergamot and cantaloupe, wonderfully juicy body, mineral notes, fresh brioche, but not as roasted as on the nose, only subtle on the finish, cashew nuts, a hint of pine nuts, medium to full body
  Comment: Great balance with barrel influence in a rather delicate, neutral grape variety, perfectly balanced between sweetness, acidity and creaminess.
  
  GERMAN (ORIGINAL):
  Nose: Auffällige Toastnote, geröstete Cashewnüsse, frisch getoastetes Brioche, etwas Quitte, Limette auch leicht angetoastet, Bergamotte, schön eigener Charakter, Netzmelone, später auch leichte Parmesannote
  Taste: Bergamotte und Cantaloupe, wundervoll saftiger Körper, dazu mineralische Noten, das frische Brioche, aber nicht mehr so Röstnoten wie in der Nase, nur dezent im Finish, Cashewnüsse, ein Hauch Pinienkerne, mittlerer bis voller Körper
  Comment: Toll balanciert mit Fasseinfluss bei einer an sich eher zarten, neutralen Rebsorte, zwischen Süße, Säure und Cremigkeit perfekt balanciert.

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  10/31/2022 - ziavino wrote: 91 Points

  Lots of underrated Semillon out there, and this one is a great example. Leads off with notes of unripe stonefruit and hay, then gains weight and complexity as it warms. Tropical fruit and mixed herb notes weave in, with a roundness buoyed by lively acidity. Delicious.

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  3/26/2022 - forceberry wrote: 84 Points

  100% Sémillon - more specifically, pink Sémillon known as "Madeira clone" (which sounds rather weird, since there is very little Sémillon grown in Portugal and none in Madeira) from Rowland Flat in Ebenezer, Barossa Valley. After the fermentation, the lots made with grapes from very old, centenarian vineyards are aged in old, neutral oak barriques (40%), while the lots made with fruit from younger vines are aged in stainless steel. 13% alcohol, 6,22 g/l acidity and pH 3,19.
  
  Very pale, almost completely colorless whitish-yellow color. Very fragrant, sweet and noticeably primary nose with candied aromas of pear drops, some cantaloupe, light leesy notes of creaminess, a little bit of apple yogurt and a hint of fruit jellies. The wine is ripe, juicy and very primary on the palate with a medium-to-moderately full body and youthful flavors of pear drops, some apple yogurt, a little bit of fruit jelly, light notes of cantaloupe, a hint of leesy creaminess and a touch of tangy salinity. The quite high acidity lends good sense of freshness to the wine and keeps it quite balanced. The finish is ripe, juicy and quite lengthy with primary flavors of ripe pear, some sour apple candy tones, a little bit of leesy creaminess, light mineral notes of tangy salinity, a hint of cantaloupe and a touch of zesty citrus fruits.
  
  A balanced and accessible Sémillon that shows good sense of freshness, but unfortunately comes across as all too youthful and primary at the moment. The wine is all about those sweet, candied fermentation esters that lend the wine a heady aroma of pear drops and fruit yogurt, rendering it quite similar to any cheap, entry-level market white. There's definitely some substance and sense of concentration here and the overall feel is balanced, but aromatically this wine is a major disappointment. My score reflects how the wine drinks at the moment, but I have no doubts it will drop its candied primary aromatics with age, so if you want to really get something out of this wine, you really need to let it age some more - probably something like another 5-10 years. At the moment I wouldn't say the wine is worth the tariff at 24,98€.

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  3/2/2022 - kostaslonis Likes this wine:

  Nicliani Portfolio tasting (Beef bar): Nice expressive nose, med to high intensity, citrus, tropical fruit, palate with fresh citrus, peach, melon, medium body, med acidity, med finish
  A wine to have by the glass

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