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Boekenhoutskloof Semillon 2018
Standard - 75cl
- Vintage2018
- ColourWhite
- ProducerBoekenhoutskloof
- CountrySouth Africa
- RegionCoastal Region
- Sub RegionFranschhoek
- DesignationWO
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN13173492018
Wine Critic Reviews
Year after year these remarkable old vines keep on giving us spectacular wines. It is extraordinary how transcendent this wine tastes and also how refreshing and bright it is on its finish. The ever-increasing lightness of touch and oak gradually giving way to concrete has meant that this pioneering wine has managed to retain a kind of eternal youth which other wineries crave in their wines but rarely manage to achieve. Hints of lime curd and toast hover over a sleek, cool, tender chassis and verdant flecks are all about the palate. While there is crisp acidity here, and this wine will age well, I cannot resist its youthful sheen and already pliant flavours.
Boekenhoutskloof's Semillon is the only wine that Gottfried Mocke makes from a flat vineyard – and what a site it is, planted in 1902 on François Malherbe's farm. Blended with a 40% contribution from much steeper La Colline, it’s subtly wooded, with lanolin, citrus and some stony sap, lovely balance and just a hint of extra perfume from a splash of Muscat d'Alexandrie.
- Drinking Window: 2021 - 2028
The 2018 Sémillon comes from vines planted as far back as 1902, the fruit whole-bunch-pressed and fermented in a combination of French barriques, concrete eggs and clay amphorae. It has a defined bouquet of yellow flower (dandelion?), white peach and subtle lime aromas. The palate is well balanced with a dab of ginger on the entry and a waxy texture. Peach skin commingles with chamomile toward the finish. This is a classy Sémillon.
- Drinking Window: 2022 - 2030
- Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
- Review Date: April 2021