Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
For information regarding previous vintages please contact the winery on info@foresterestate.com.au
Forester Estate Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
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2011 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
RRP: $21.99
Online Price: $18.70 per bottle
Tasting Notes
| Grape Variety | 49% Semillon, 46% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2011 |
| Oak maturation | None |
| Alcohol | 13.0% Alc/Vol |
| Release date | July 2011 |
| Peak drinking | Drink now |
| Food matches | A range of light dining cuisine, an everyday wine for all occasions. |
| Colour | Pale straw / yellow |
| Aroma | Ripe and intense aromas of white peach, gooseberry and passionfruit. There is a lime and floral component which lifts the aromatics, along with typical herbaceous characters of grass and thyme. |
| Palate | A long and textured palate with refreshing acidity. Showing ripe fruits of white peach, nectarine and passionfruit with fresh citrus characters. There are hints of grass and thyme with a long crisp finish. |
Awards & Achievements
2011 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Bronze Medal – Australian Small Winemakers Show 2011
2010 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Silver Medal – Rutherglen Wine Show 2010
Silver Medal – Qantas Wine Show 2010
Bronze Medal – Margaret River Wine Show 2010
2009 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
91/100 Ray Jordan – West Australian December 2009
Silver Medal – Rutherglen Agricultural Wine Show 2009
Bronze Medal – Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2010
Bronze Medal – Cowra Wine Show 2010
Bronze Medal – Australian Small Winemakers Show 2009
Bronze Medal – Perth Royal Show 2009
Bronze Medal – Vintage Cellars National Wine Show 2009
2008 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Bronze Medal – Rutherglen Wine Show 2008
Bronze Medal – Ray Jordan’s WA Wine Guide 2009
Winestate Magazine, Best of the West
Tasting 2008
2007 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Top in Category Winestate Magazine Nov 07
Bronze Medal – Sydney Royal Wine Show 2008
Bronze Medal – Vintage Cellar’s National Wine 2007
Bronze Medal – Margaret River Wine Show 2007
2006 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Bronze Medal – Perth Royal Wine Show 2006
Bronze Medal – Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2006
Bronze Medal – Margaret River Wine Show 2006
92 Points, Huon Hooke – Good Living Feb 2007
2005 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Bronze Medal – Sydney Royal Wine Show 2006
Winestate Magazine – March/ April 2006
2004 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Silver Medal – Perth Royal Wine Show 2004
Bronze Medal – Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2004
Bronze Medal – Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2004
Bronze Medal – Margaret River Wine Show 2004
2003 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Bronze Medal – Sydney Royal Wine Show 2004
Bronze Medal – Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2003
Bronze Medal – Margaret River Wine Show 2003
2002 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Bronze Medal – Margaret River Wine Show 2002
James Halliday Wine Companion
2010 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 90 Points
2009 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 93 Points
2008 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 89 Points
2007 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 87 Points
2006 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 93 Points
2005 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 90 Points
2004 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 89 Points
2003 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 88 Points
Order Online
2011 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
RRP: $21.99
Online Price: $18.70 per bottle
Winemaker Comments
Viticulture
Fruit is sourced from neighbouring properties in the northern Yallingup sub-region of Margaret River. Direct input from Forester’s viticulturist ensures well balanced canopies and crops are grown for the ripe style desired. The 2011 vintage was another classic year for white grapes in Margaret River allowing plenty of time during the warm reliable month of February to ripen the fruit to our specifications. Lower than average crops in many of our Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc vineyards has resulted in strong regional fruit characters.
Winemaking
Modern white winemaking techniques are employed in the production of the Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, with temperature control considered critical from the moment the fruit reaches the winery. The fruit is destemmed and crushed, then must chilled and pressed off skins in a very short space of time. It is allowed to cold settle for 48-72 hours before being racked in a clarified state to a fermentation tank. A range of specially selected yeasts are employed on different parcels of fruit and the resulting dry tanks of wine are carefully blended to maintain the Forester Style.
Storage / Bottling
Bottled under screwcap into a burgundy bottle in early July 2011.