Winery Draytons Family WinesSemillon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Semillon
Pairings that work perfectly with Semillon
Original food and wine pairings with Semillon
The Semillon of Winery Draytons Family Wines matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of smoked salmon pasta gratin, small cuttlefish a la plancha or chocolate mousse.
Details and technical informations about Winery Draytons Family Wines's Semillon.
Discover the grape variety: Krakhouna
Dry, structured and aromatic whites with a pale golden robe, ample palate and preserved acidity; aromas of citrus, ripe yellow fruits and mineral notes. Also made as orange wine vinified in qvevri (buried clay jar) with a tannic, oxidative Georgian profile. Pillar of Imeretian whites and aromatic signature of western Georgian viticulture. Indigenous white grape of Georgia, grown mainly in Imereti.
Last vintages of this wine
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Informations about the Winery Draytons Family Wines
The Winery Draytons Family Wines is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 78 wines for sale in the of Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Hunter Valley
Cradle of Australian viticulture (1825), 160 km north of Sydney. World signature: dry low-alcohol Sémillon (10-11°) with fresh citrus notes in youth, evolving after 10-15 years to candied lemon, toast, honey and beeswax, spectacular ageing. Medium-bodied "Hunter style" Shiraz, supple and earthy (leather, plum, sweet spices), capable of decades. Also Chardonnay and Verdelho.
The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
Australia's 2nd wine state with diverse regions. Iconic Hunter Valley: a Sémillon unlike any other, straight, low-alcohol dry whites with vivid citrus when young, evolving over 10-20 years toward honey, toast and lanolin. Medium-bodied Hunter Shiraz, spicy and earthy (leather, red fruits). Also round Chardonnay and aromatic Verdelho.
The word of the wine: Hard
A harsh, biting wine, characterized by an excess of tannins and acidity. It is often said of young wines that lack smoothness.
