Tasting Notes - Margan Semillon 2005

Whilst I struggle at the best of times to ‘get’ the subtles of Hunter semillon this wine took austere and lean to a new level. Quite pale in colour with a dash of pale gold. Nose showed some lively citrus notes, almost a touch tropical. Palate is very tough to read; shy, austere, doesn’t give up much in terms of obvious flavour. Not a heap of intensity and lacks some excitement. Comes from a low yielding 40yr old vineyard so I guess the fruit source (and well credentialed maker) should make for a decent cellaring wine. But I can’t see much happening right now.