Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon 2005

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Mount Pleasant
Label Name:
 
Lovedale Semillon
Vintage:
 
2005
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Hunter Valley (Lovedale)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
11.5%
Grape(s):
 
Sémillon
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
10-12°C

Awards/Ratings
Highly rated by critics (e. g. , 95/100 in several reviews for 2005). Lovedale vintages have won numerous trophies and gold medals; the Lovedale site features prominently in Langton’s classification (multiple awards across releases)

Tasting Note
Bright citrus and lime zest with honeyed, beeswax and lemon-butter notes; pronounced minerality, vibrant acidity and a long, saline finish showing dried pineapple and lanolin with age.

Food Pairing
Oysters, chilled shellfish, grilled or roast chicken, goat cheese; Asian: sushi/sashimi, steamed fish with ginger and soy, Thai fish curries, Vietnamese fresh rolls.

Production Method
Hand-harvested Semillon from old vines; must chilled, slow cold fermentation with neutral yeast, racked, stabilized and sterile-filtered; released after extended bottle age.

Vineyard Info
Mount Pleasant (founded by Maurice O’Shea) Lovedale vineyard planted 1946; flagship single‑vineyard Semillon from the McWilliam/Mount Pleasant estate.