2017 Mystery Barossa Valley Semillon Deal No. 6327

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Shanteh Wale - Winepilot

The unusual growing season boded well for this vintage of Margaret. Oriental white lilies, lemon lime cordial and margarita vibes. Golden kiwi, green apple juice and aloe. Blind baked pastry, raw pine nut and swiss meringue. A labne like creaminess with dill, honeysuckle and thrilling acidity. It ascends in flavour with fruit vibrancy its’ stand out feature. Superbly fresh and thirst quenching. A triumph of Semillon. Drink now and you’ll be rewarded for your patience if you cellar a few. A wonder with creamy watercress soup or a herby sauced salmon fillet.

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Ray Jordan - Winepilot

A variety generally most closely associated with the Hunter Valley, yet the Barossa consistently produces exceptional, albeit slightly different Semillons. This is outstanding. Has all of the lemon blossom and waxy honey characters you expect from a Semillon going through its transition to adulthood. But it is still so fresh and vibrant with such a high energy palate. A clean and slightly steely finish completes an excellent wine.

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Dave Brookes - Halliday Wine Companion

Always a firm favourite in our household, Peter Lehmann's Margaret Semillon provides complex drinking and a length of flavour that many producers aspire to. It's a regional classic, and rightly so. All lemon butter spread on freshly toasted brioche with hints of soft spice, marzipan, wildflowers, crushed stone and drying fields. Dry, savoury, long and compelling. Some crustaceans and some of this and you are in a very good place.

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Tom Kline - Winepilot

Named after Peter Lehmann’s wife and business partner, Margaret, and released with 5 year’s bottle age. Aromas of buttered toast, honey, candied lemon peel, citrus preserves and cracked wheat sit within a restrained aromatic profile with great complexity and poise. The palate is incredibly gratifying and inviting, with its melding of honeysuckle, preserved lemon, pastry dough and bitter citrus oil all wrapped up in a creamy, pillowy texture. Waves of leesy notes meld with bitter citrus through a long finish. This is an excellent Semillon, with complexity, balance and downright deliciousness.

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DWWA 2026 - Decanter World Wine Awards

Bright, complex aromatics with developed buttered toast and lemon curd character; quite smoky, with a maritime edge, great density and length. Award: Silver - DWWA 2026

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Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

This is part of “The Master’s Collection”. This is a funky semillon. If it walked into a bar it would probably be asked “why the long face”; there’s an earthy, horsey aspect to the mid palate, which may in itself sound concerning but these characters come wrapped in butter, lanolin and lemon, and it feels juicy throughout, and it feels succulent through the finish. It drinks well; I’d go a second glass.

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2024 - Decanter World Wine Awards

Perfumed aromas of gentle apricot, lemon verbena, honey and talcum powder nuances. Soft and lemony on the palate, smoky and oily. Award: Silver - DWWA 2024