Boekenhoutskloof Semillon 2022
Descripción
Las uvas con las que se elabora esta joya blanca provienen, en su mayoría, de algunos de los viñedos más antiguos de Sudáfrica, plantados hace más de un siglo. Entre ellos, dos viñedos situados en el antiguo lecho del río Franschhoek, plantados en 1902 y 1942, y el viñedo La Colline, establecido en 1936 en una ladera más alta del valle. La mezcla incluye además un pequeño porcentaje de Moscatel de Alejandría cosechado temprano en el viñedo de 1902, incorporado para aportar acidez más que aromas. El resultado es un vino elegante, fresco, expresivo e inolvidable, una verdadera maravilla que demuestra el potencial de esta variedad gala en tierras sudafricanas.
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Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
Creamy and textural, with complex layers and aromas of almond, waxed lemon, thyme, persimmon and fragrant apricot. Cedar, too. Full-bodied but with wonderful freshness. Full of fruit on the palate with a very long finish. From old vines planted in 1902, 1942 and 1936. Vinified 70% in new oak and 30% in concrete egg. Drink or hold.
This stunning Sém is made from some of South Africa's oldest vines: two vineyards planted in 1902 and 1942 in the ancient Franschhoek riverbed and the La Colline vineyard, planted in 1936 on a slope further up the valley. The blend also contains a small percentage of early-picked Muscat of Alexandria from the 1902 vineyard, to add acidity rather than aromatics. It is skin-fermented and matured in amphora, while the Semillon ages for 14 months in 70% new French oak barriques and 30% in concrete eggs, allowing texture to develop. Such purity and vibrancy to the golden citrus aromatics, with zesty grapefruit and honeyed nuttiness. Complex and concentrated palate, driven by a streak of minerality, with layers of pristine citrus and stone fruit, hints of nuts, apple and chamomile; a touch of salinity too. Textured and long, this will continue to deliver with time in bottle
The Boekenhoutskloof 2022 Franschhoek Semillon comes from a plot of old vines, one of the oldest in the Western Cape, planted in 1902. Another vineyard on sandy soils was planted in 1942 and another yet on granite soils in 1956. A tiny percentage of Muscat, just 2% to 3%, is blended in. The Muscat is harvested last and put into clay Tava pots to keep it as neutral as possible. However, it does add a tiny bit of acacia flower and honey. The Semillon is waxy and rich with linseed oil and chamomile. Semillon was planted on the Cape in the 1800s, and it mutated to show a South African personality. This wine is slightly reductive and tight. Although it is coming to market now, give it more time in the cellar. Semillon becomes very gastronomic with time, proprietor Marc Kent says.
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Probablemente la mejor Semillon del Nuevo Mundo
Un vino excelente - persistente, con aromas a melocotón y a manzanilla, muy original.