Black Elephant Vintners The Dark Side Of The Vine Semillon 2023

Wine awards:

John Platter: 4.5 stars / 94 points

Wine awards of previous vintages :

Jahrgang 2020 - John Platter: 4.5 Sterne

A beguiling perfume of lemon and lime peel emerges from the glass

€32.95 *

Content: 0,75 Liter (€43.93 * / 1 Liter)

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Order number: 401789-23
EAN: 700083319692

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The Black Elephant Vintners The Dark Side Of The Vine Semillon shows a wonderfully intense and aromatic nose with expressive aromas of lemon, lime zest and perfume. Layer upon layer of hints of lemon confit, fresh peach juice, dried herbs, crushed walnuts, nutmeg, tangerine zest, wet stones and dry straw nuances gradually unfold. The palate is beautifully packed and fleshy, almost supple, all the while framed by deliciously penetrating acidity. Super concentrated and broad, yet deeply sensual and structured, this high-dollar Semillon finishes with nuances of pure white citrus, black currant leaf and yellow tropical fruit candy on a lingering finish. This text has been automatically translated.

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The Black Elephant Vintners The Dark Side Of The Vine Semillon shows a wonderfully intense and aromatic nose with expressive aromas of lemon, lime zest and perfume. Layer upon layer of hints of lemon confit, fresh peach juice, dried herbs, crushed walnuts, nutmeg, tangerine zest, wet stones and dry straw nuances gradually unfold. The palate is beautifully packed and fleshy, almost supple, all the while framed by deliciously penetrating acidity. Super concentrated and broad, yet deeply sensual and structured, this high-dollar Semillon finishes with nuances of pure white citrus, black currant leaf and yellow tropical fruit candy on a lingering finish.

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Treatment in the cellar

The hand-picked grapes were kept in cold storage overnight and completely destemmed the following day without crushing the berries. The berries spent 24 hours on the skins before going into the press and the resulting juice was left to rest overnight to separate the sediment from the juice. The next morning, the clear juice was skimmed from the sediment and placed in old French oak barrels where natural fermentation began for six weeks at a regulated temperature of 18-24°C. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was aged in barrel for 17 months with regular stirring of the lees (batonnage) and was then bottled without fining or filtering.

Product information
wine type:	White wine
vintage:	2023
country:	South Africa
region:	Franschhoek
winemaker:	Jacques Wentzel
alcohol [Vol%]:	John Platter 4.5 Sterne
treatment in the cellar:	wooden barrel
character:	dry
grape variety:	Semillon
leading grape variety:	Semillon
mono varietal / blend:	mono varietal
Alcohol [Vol%]:	13.50
acid [g/l]:	6.70
pH-value:	3.28
SO2 Content [mg/l]:	94
free SO2 content [mg/l]:	33
goes well with:	fish & seafood
residual sugar [g/l]:	1.30
Packaging:	Bottle
bottle closure:	cork
bottlesize [Liter]:	0,75
Aging potential:	2026
Importer:	Curry Premium Wines oHG, D-86938 Schondorf
age restrictions:	from 16 years
allergenes:	contains sulfite