Maverick - Twins Barossa Semillon - 2018

This Sémillon comes from the Barossa Valley, in South Australia, where the Klix family planted their first vines in 1846. The Maverick estate keeps century-old vines there, including some of the oldest Sémillon vines in the region. The climate is hot and dry, the terrain gently rolling, and the iron-rich clay-limestone soils, the famous terra rossa, yield wines of great breadth.The estate covers sixty-one hectares spread over seven rolling plots in Barossa and Eden, farmed biodynamically. This Sémillon from clay-limestone soils is vinified and aged in stainless-steel tanks, with no oak, to preserve the freshness, purity of fruit and expression of the grape.This wine reveals notes of candied lemon peel, grapefruit, quince, liquorice, herbes de Provence, lemon balm, honey and smoke. The smoky, aromatic nose opens on citrus and herbs. The palate offers lovely breadth while remaining fresh and elegant, and ends on a finish with citrus accents.