
Bimbadgen Signature 2014 Palmers Lane Semillon
2014 Semillon, Hunter Valley, New South Wales
Description
2023 Hunter Valley Wine Show Trophy – Best Single Vineyard White. A wine designed to age – this will cellar well for the next decade or more. Pale, quartz with green hues. Lifted purfume of white flowers, lemongrass and green apple. The palate is defined by juicy lemon lime acidity, framing a chalky minerality.
Awards and Accolades
Details
- RegionHunter Valley, New South Wales
- Vintage2014
- TypeWhite Wine
- VarietySemillon
- Volume750ml
- Alcohol Volume12%
- pH
2.91
- Acidity
7.6 g/L
- Maturation
N/A
- ClosureScrewCap
- Bottling Date
7 July 2014
- Harvest Date
23 January 2014
- Background
Palmers Lane Vineyard, Pokolbin
- Vintage Notes
At the time of harvest, 2014 was regarded as one of the greatest vintages the Hunter Valley had seen. Near perfect growing conditions allowed the winemaking team to harvest precisely as the fruit achieved maturity and balance. Looking back at the finished wines, our initial assessment appears correct. A true collectors vintage.
- Tasting Notes
Free run juice was cold settled overnight for clarification, leaving a crystal clear juice which was inoculated with a selected yeast strain. Fermentation proceeded in stainless steel tank at 14-16°C, helping to retain the purity of flavour and varietal aromas of Semillon. The wine was left on yeast lees for a short time post fermentation prior to fining, filtration and bottling.
- Colour
Light to medium yellow.
- Bouquet
Preserved lemon, kaffir lime, baked shortbread with sea-spray fragrance.
- Palate
At 11 years of age, the wine remains vibrant and lively. The mouth watering saline-like, fine acid core supports full and complex flavours of ripe citrus and baked pastry hints.
- Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential
10+ years