Winery Peter DraytonSemillon - Verdelho
White wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Semillon - Verdelho
Pairings that work perfectly with Semillon - Verdelho
Original food and wine pairings with Semillon - Verdelho
The Semillon - Verdelho of Winery Peter Drayton matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of wild rice salad with tuna, spanish seafood paella or chocolate fondant.
Details and technical informations about Winery Peter Drayton's Semillon - Verdelho.
Discover the grape variety: Verdelho
Structured, taut whites with precise acidity and a slender mouth, featuring aromas of citrus (lemon, orange peel), dried fruits, toasted almond, Mediterranean herbs and pronounced saline notes. A historic pillar of medium-dry Madeira (one of the island's four classic noble grapes) where it develops complex oxidative notes. Also as structured dry whites in Douro DOC and Australia (Hunter Valley). Native Portuguese grape, unrelated to Spanish Verdejo.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Semillon - Verdelho from Winery Peter Drayton are 0, 2018
Informations about the Winery Peter Drayton
The Winery Peter Drayton is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 24 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: Rebêche (champagne)
Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.
