Winery De BortoliSacred Hill Sémillon - Sauvignon Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sacred Hill Sémillon - Sauvignon Blanc of Winery De Bortoli in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud often reveals types of flavors of tropical, oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sacred Hill Sémillon - Sauvignon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Sacred Hill Sémillon - Sauvignon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Sacred Hill Sémillon - Sauvignon Blanc
The Sacred Hill Sémillon - Sauvignon Blanc of Winery De Bortoli matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of cucumber pie, monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry or cheese cake (white cheese cake) inratable.
Details and technical informations about Winery De Bortoli's Sacred Hill Sémillon - Sauvignon Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Jurançon blanc
Mainly cultivated in the south-western part of France, white Jurançon is part of the Cognac and Armagnac grape varieties. It is not related to Jurançon Noir, even though it is quite similar. This grape variety comes from a cross with the white gouais and is in the process of disappearing. Its young leaves are bubbled and downy. The more mature ones have 5 lobes and a petiolar sinus. Jurançon Blanc has small, compact clusters and medium-sized berries. It is hardy and vigorous. Jurançon blanc is associated with an average budburst. This variety is upright. To avoid exhaustion, it is recommended to prune it short. Jurançon often suffers from gray mold, mildew and powdery mildew. Its maturity is early in the third period. In other words, this grape variety matures 20 days after Chasselas. The white wines obtained with white Jurançon are low in alcohol, acid and neutral. If they are distilled, the result is an eau de vie that is not very strong and not very marked.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sacred Hill Sémillon - Sauvignon Blanc from Winery De Bortoli are 2013, 2019, 2017, 2018 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery De Bortoli
The Winery De Bortoli is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 534 wines for sale in the of Riverina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Riverina
The wine region of Riverina is located in the region of Big Rivers of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine De Bortoli or the Domaine Bimbadgen produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Riverina are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Durif, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Riverina often reveals types of flavors of citrus, violet or tangerine and sometimes also flavors of clove, mushroom or wax.
The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
The NewSouthWales wine appellation is made up of 16 different regions and covers approximately 810,000 square kilometres (312,000 square miles). This is the Size of the state of New South Wales, one of the six that make up the federal Commonwealth of Australia. Although it is one of the smallest Australian states geographically, it has been the most populous since the first European settlements in the 18th century. The South East Australia GI area is the largest in Australia and can include any wine produced in New South Wales as well as Victoria, Tasmania and Parts of South Australia.
The word of the wine: Millerandage
Poor fertilization of some grapes at the time of flowering in cold or rainy weather. Milled grapes do not grow and usually do not contain seeds.
