Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon 2007

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Mount Pleasant
Label Name:
 
Lovedale Semillon
Vintage:
 
2007
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Lovedale, Hunter Valley, New South Wales
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
11.5%
Grape(s):
 
Semillon
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
10-12°C

Awards/Ratings
2007 professional notes aggregated at ~95–96 pts (Colin Gaetjens, Ken Gargett) and praised for long-term aging; Mount Pleasant Lovedale vintages won numerous trophies and gold medals (29 trophies, 57 golds reported for 1999–2011) and are listed in Langton’s classification

Tasting Note
Lime and lemon rind, lemongrass, lanolin and honeyed-toast notes. Bright citrus core, delicate minerality, silky texture and a long, dry, racy finish.

Food Pairing
Western: oysters, fresh white fish, scallops, roast chicken, goat cheese. Asian: sashimi/sushi, steamed fish with ginger & scallions, Vietnamese spring rolls, mild Thai or Vietnamese seafood dishes.

Production Method
Hand-harvested Lovedale Semillon; fruit is destemmed, must chilled and the free-run juice cold-fermented with cultured yeast, short lees contact, then blended, filtered and bottled; often released after several years bottle-age.

Vineyard Info
Lovedale was planted by Maurice O’Shea in 1946 and is Mount Pleasant’s single-vineyard flagship. Part of the McWilliam’s/Mount Pleasant estate, it’s famed for ageworthy Hunter Valley Semillon.