Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
87
/100
Reviews
1
professional
Vintages
1
2006
Other
86/100
Sémillon
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Community Reviews
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86.2
Avg Score
95
Highest
Taster #9810
· Jun 28, 2020
90/100
Golden yellow. Honeyed with a bit of lemon sherbet. Sparkle still there but perhaps fading. Delicious but drink in the next few years
2006 vintage
Taster #3565
· Jun 14, 2019
86/100
Lemon tinged with lime, the nose is a mix of white flowers, honied lanolin, lemon sherbet, cheese rind , and perfumed quince. There is still plenty of acidity, with flavours of lime and lemon, leading into that characteristic and idiosyncratic finish of buttered toast. This wine is maybe a little underpowered , but has several years life ahead of it.
2006 vintage
Taster #9810
· Nov 15, 2018
91/100
30 minutes to open up. Complex, long length and good sparkle. Enjoyed it immensely
2006 vintage
Taster #9810
· Oct 31, 2017
90/100
There's still life in this, lemon sherbet and sparkle. Love this wine and love its alcohol level, can smash a celebratory bottle on a weeknight with the wif and function on all faculties the next day. Good stuff.
2006 vintage
Taster #7858
· Dec 16, 2016
86/100
This bottle in better nick than previous one. Best drunk soon though.
2006 vintage
Taster #2752
· Oct 1, 2016
Light lemon colour. Lanolin, beeswax nose. Light lemon zest, lanolin flavours along with a touch of nuttiness and toast. Rounded, full and smooth. Drinking beautifully. Shame it was my last bottle.
2006 vintage
Taster #2752
· Apr 27, 2016
Golden straw colour. Waxy, lanolin nose with a bit of toast. Mature flavour - toasty, rich and full. Still fresh with a bit of lemon zest. Enjoyable but towards the end of life.
2006 vintage
Taster #9109
· Sep 7, 2015
85/100
Almost certainly past its prime but still drinkable - none of the toastiness you might expect but a reasonably enjoyable mouthful with crisp minerality; a little lemon and initially struck match. Drink up as this one doesn't seem made for the distance.
2006 vintage
Taster #7858
· Jun 23, 2015
84/100
Rather bland. On the downslope, fading?
2006 vintage
Taster #5345
· Oct 25, 2014
87/100
Light yellow. Dominant flavour of lemons, wax, with honey and toast coming through on the finish. Quite subtle and light at only 10% alc, still with plenty of interest.
2006 vintage
Taster #7858
· May 22, 2014
87/100
Consistent & as good as previous bottle. Balanced. Drinking well.
2006 vintage
Taster #7858
· Mar 9, 2014
87/100
Crisp, refreshing zip, toasty elements starting to show. Well balanced, with plenty of life ahead. Good length.
2006 vintage
Taster #2787
· Jan 27, 2014
85/100
Needed to open up. Zest of lemon on the palate. Not bad at all.
2006 vintage
Taster #3380
· Nov 21, 2013
86/100
Appearance of lime cordial. Very light, refreshing, with a longish lemon finish.
2006 vintage
Taster #0653
· Nov 18, 2013
87/100
Quite a good and complex wine, considering it's a supermarket brand. Tropical fruits, lemons and a bit of yeasty bread. Rich texture and decent acidity.
2006 vintage
Taster #5175
· May 12, 2013
81/100
Possibly a bit of a dud bottle as in the glass was met with a light fizz When left to breath a bit the fizz faded away Quite sharp, with lanolin and a hint of honey but faded to watery nothingness Bit of a disappointment
2006 vintage
Taster #1281
· Dec 10, 2012
Possibly too cold initially, quite tight and closed with a sour taste, almost petillant. As it warmed/opened, richer toast, honey, lemon curd flavours emerged and it became much more enjoyable.
2006 vintage
Taster #1281
· Oct 4, 2012
Warm honey, toast and butter, rich lime and citrus, slight sour grapefruit note on the finish.
2006 vintage
Taster #7865
· Aug 8, 2012
95/100
Giving this an artificially high rating to counter the crazy low scores out there! Am I allowed to do this? An incredibly complex wine for the price. Aged beautifully with refined toasted apple and honey coming through. Love this.
2006 vintage
Taster #7938
· Jun 23, 2012
79/100
There's a reason Semillon is traditionally a blending grape. This tastes, well, yellow. Like pee. Vague chardonnay-like watery taste. Some malic acidity. Poor. On the upside it had acidity enough to cut through the mackerel at dinner, but for flavours of it's own worth experiencing forget it.
2006 vintage
Taster #2752
· Jun 13, 2012
Light gold colour. Waxy, lanolin nose with a touch of light lemon and vinyl. Lovely taste - rounded, zesty lemon and lanolin with nice balance. Enjoyable wine.
2006 vintage
Taster #4019
· Apr 6, 2012
80/100
Good but not sure the waxy, lanolin & rubber aromas are to my taste. But I did enjoy it. It reminded me of an Aussie dessert semillon but less sweet, which seems obvious but its not like anything else (perhaps a touch of riesling too). Thinking it might be a bit reductive (its a screwcap), tried the copper penny trick and now much better. The rubber has receded and lemon sherbet is now shining through.
2006 vintage
Taster #2752
· Mar 30, 2012
Pale lemon colour. Lanolin and slight butter / toastiness on nose. Slight zestiness in mouth but rich and round. Lemon, a bit of butter with a touch of acid but smooth and long. Very enjoyable.
2006 vintage
Taster #5598
· Feb 3, 2012
Not my style of wine.
2006 vintage
Taster #1526
· Aug 6, 2011
86/100
Lemon yellow with a green hue. Vibrant, zingy lemon aromas with the merest hint of wholemeal toast. Ripe yet well balanced with lots of youthful lemon and lime and a lovely yeasty, brioche note on the finish. Good QPR.
2006 vintage