2011 Pitchfork Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
| Vintage: | 2011 |
| Growing Region: | Margaret River 100% |
| Grape Varieties: | Semillon 52% Sauvignon Blanc 48% |
Vintage
The 2011 vintage in Margaret River, was one of the driest and warmest summers on record. It will be remembered as a very successful, very early and very clean vintage with no disease pressure. The main pressure of the vintage was more logistic with grapes experiencing generally earlier ripening which put pressure on the ability of wineries to crush and process the fruit.
The result of this fine vintage was excellent fruit across all varieties. The earlier varieties such as Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc were bright and expressive while the reds had ample sun to develop wonderful colour and fruit intensity.
The vintage of 2011 from Margaret River backs up a wonderful run of vintages since the problematic 2006. In contrast to the rest of Australia the wines will be of the highest quality and will further enhance the reputation of this region
Sauvignon Blanc showed lovely tropical aromatics with Semillon being typically grassy and fresh.
Michael Kerrigan
Winemaking
The wine is unwooded, with fermentation occurring in stainless steel tanks and then bottled at an early age. A low temperature, protective regime was adopted during its production, thereby preserving the finer fruit characters of these aromatic varieties.
Colour
Brilliant appearance, pale straw with green hues.
Nose
Classic lifted Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc aromas. Lemon/lime, gooseberry, pine needles, green mango and passion fruit with distinctive grassy edge.
Palate
Intensely flavoured, clean and zippy palate. Fresh fruit flavours of lemon, passionfruit and pineapple. The palate is long and lingering with a tight acidic backbone and clean dry finish.printable version of this note