Matt S wrote:

> Dale, the HV as you would know, is the epicentre of Australia's best
> Semillon. Tyrell's Vat 1 and Belfords, McWilliam Mt Pleasant
> Lovedale, and Brokenwood again, continually put forward world class
> Semillon, that ages magnificently. Unfortunately, here in Oz, outside
> of Sydney, Semillon is virtually unsellable, which is a travesty IMHO
> considering the varietals potential to age gracefully.

Swoop,
Coincidentally, I was reading an article by Matt Kramer (in the Wine
Expectorator of all places!) last night that extolled the virtues of HV
Semillons as Oz's best dry white and the closest thing to Chablis. Of
course, this ain't news to those of us who've listened to Lord St H wax
prosaic ;-) about them in this ng.

Mark Lipton
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