The McGuigan Bin Semillon is our most awarded wine. It is a perfect example of why the Hunter Valley is renowned as the premier region for Semillon in the world. This true Hunter style Semillon is a fresh light wine when young, then develops rich honey and toast characters with extended cellaring.
The 2019 vintage was the hottest season on record with more days over 40 degrees than the previous 20 years combined. This was buffered to some degree by the significant cooling overnight. The result of no rain, and high temperatures was a very early harvest with extremely low yields. This in turn resulted in small, intensely flavoured berries with slightly elevated sugar levels.
The fruit for this wine was harvested in the cool of the night where it was transferred to the winery and crushed, chilled and transferred into stainless steel tanks to undergo fermentation at cool temperatures for approximately 21 days. This process aided in flavour retention and varietal characteristics in the fruit. Post-fermentation, the wine was then clarified and bottled.
The 2019 vintage was the hottest season on record with more days over 40 degrees than the previous 20 years combined. This was buffered to some degree by the significant cooling overnight. The result of no rain, and high temperatures was a very early harvest with extremely low yields. This in turn resulted in small, intensely flavoured berries with slightly elevated sugar levels.
The fruit for this wine was harvested in the cool of the night where it was transferred to the winery and crushed, chilled and transferred into stainless steel tanks to undergo fermentation at cool temperatures for approximately 21 days. This process aided in flavour retention and varietal characteristics in the fruit. Post-fermentation, the wine was then clarified and bottled.
