Woodcutter's Semillon

PRODUCER NAME	Torbreck Vintners
COUNTRY	Australia
REGION	South Australia
APPELLATION/DOC/SUB REGION	Barossa Valley
BRAND or PRODUCT NAME	Woodcutter's Semillon
VINTAGE	2006
GRAPE VARIETY(IES)	Semillon
STYLE	WHITE/STILL/DRY/OAKED

Semillon 100% from 90 year-old, dry-grown vines in the Barossa Valley. Semillon was one of the first varieties planted by the early European settlers 160 years ago, so that the Barossa is blessed with a heritage of old vines.

Half of the wine is fermented in oak barriques, half in tank; matured for 10 months.

The name 'Woodcutter's' comes about because Dave Powell, owner and winemaker, spent time as a woodsman in the Torbreck Forest in north-eastern Scotland.

TASTING NOTE

Brilliant lemon-gold in colour; the bouquet is complex with honeysuckle and citrus, and a nutty, buttery background; the palate is medium-bodied, dry but ripe, with spicy, flinty flavours.

To quote Dave Powell:' This is the kind of wine I like to drink after a hard day's work in the vineyard.'

AWARDS	Wine Advocate October 2007 - 90 points
FOOD PAIRING	A wine which can easily be enjoyed for itself, but which makes a superb partner for shellfish and crustaceans, pork dishe, poultry and soft cheeses.
ORGANIC	No
VEGETARIAN	No
VEGAN	No