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Hunter Valley, NSW
Gundog Estate Sémillon 2024
Gundog Estate
Modern Hunter Sémillon — drinkable now, ages into honey and toast.
$40.00
750mlVintage may change. If it does, we’ll notify you of any price adjustment before dispatch.
About
Lemon, lime, green apple — bright now, will evolve into the classic Hunter secondary profile. Built for now, rewards a few years' patience.
Hunter Semillon is the region's quiet speciality. Gundog Estate is one of the producers arguing it back into fashion. The house aim, in their own words, is intensity of flavour, balanced acidity and early drinking appeal.
The numbers tell you the style. It comes in at 10.6 per cent alcohol with a pH of 3.05, which is winemaker code for picked early and razor fresh. Low alcohol and high acid are also what let Hunter Semillon age so well. Over the years it trades fresh citrus for the deeper, softer flavours old bottles are loved for.
Drink it cold and young with oysters or sashimi, where the acid does the work of lemon juice. Or hide a few bottles for three to five years and open a different wine entirely.
Producer note
Gundog Estate is one of the modern Hunter Valley producers driving renewed interest in dry Sémillon — the regional speciality.
Structure
Flavour
Picked on Stef's structure profile.
