2021 Fromm Vineyard Centenarian Semillon
($23.80 Wine Club price)
100% old vine Maderia Clone Semillon grown in Williamstown in the Southern Barossa. The vines in this block are now more than 100 years old. Centenarians. Handpicked, hand sorted, de-stemmed.
The 2021 Fromm Vineyard Semillon is light straw tinged with green. Extraordinarily fresh and bright in its youth. Beautiful spring nose featuring lemon and lime. The wine is light, almost crunchy acidity finishing very clean and fresh. A wonderful wine to enjoy over the warmer months but a cellaring special.
($23.80 Wine Club price)
100% old vine Maderia Clone Semillon grown in Williamstown in the Southern Barossa. The vines in this block are now more than 100 years old. Centenarians. Handpicked, hand sorted, de-stemmed.
The 2021 Fromm Vineyard Semillon is light straw tinged with green. Extraordinarily fresh and bright in its youth. Beautiful spring nose featuring lemon and lime. The wine is light, almost crunchy acidity finishing very clean and fresh. A wonderful wine to enjoy over the warmer months but a cellaring special.
($23.80 Wine Club price)
100% old vine Maderia Clone Semillon grown in Williamstown in the Southern Barossa. The vines in this block are now more than 100 years old. Centenarians. Handpicked, hand sorted, de-stemmed.
The 2021 Fromm Vineyard Semillon is light straw tinged with green. Extraordinarily fresh and bright in its youth. Beautiful spring nose featuring lemon and lime. The wine is light, almost crunchy acidity finishing very clean and fresh. A wonderful wine to enjoy over the warmer months but a cellaring special.
Technical Tasting Notes
2021 Fromm Vineyard Centenarian Semillon
GROWING SEASON
The 2021 Barossa Valley vintage will be remembered as an almost faultless season after the challenging years that preceded it. Good spring rains meant that for the first time in many years we entered the growing season with good soil moisture levels. A warm dry growing season followed, with balanced and healthy canopies producing an average crop of extremely high quality fruit. Certainly the best in a decade, maybe longer. The good news is that flavours and colours (in reds) and overall quality is exceptional. Another extremely good Barossa vintage in the making.
TASTING NOTE
100% old vine Maderia Clone Semillon grown in Williamstown in the Southern Barossa. The vines in this block are now more than 100 years old. Centenarians. Handpicked, hand sorted, de-stemmed.
The 2021 Fromm Vineyard Semillon is light straw tinged with green. Extraordinarily fresh and bright in its youth. Beautiful spring nose featuring lemon and lime. The wine is light, and fresh on the pallet supported by cleansing acidity. A wonderful wine to enjoy over the warmer months but a cellaring special for those with the right conditions.
Region/Sub Region: 100% Barossa Valley/Williamstown
Grape Variety: 100% Semillon
Alcohol: 12.0%
Production: 1500 bottles
Cellaring: 10 years plus
Serve: This wine will match well with a variety of seafood and salad dishes in its youth before developing secondary characters after 3-4 years and providing a perfect match for more robust Fish, Chicken and Pork based dishes with age.
Winemaker: Christa Deans
Awards
James Halliday Wine Companion
Proud to be a Halliday 5 star winery rewarded consecutive years since first vintage
Huon Hooke Real Review
Awarded Real Review certificate of excellence in 2018, 2019
Reviews
2021 Fromm Vineyard Centanarian Semillon
2023 James Halliday Wine Companion (Dave Brookes)
92 Points - The Fromm vineyard in the southern parish of Williamstown is the source of the grapes here and the wine is made by Christa Deans. Crisp and pure lemon-and-lime fruit characters with hints of citrus zest, almond paste, white flowers and lemon curd hints. Expansive and textural on the palate with lemon-zesty fruit and a crisp, calm exit.
