The wine has an alluring, bright gold colour with a beautiful, inviting nose filled with ripe tropical fruits along with peach, pear and a hint of nettle and greengage - all on a backdrop of botrytis. There is an intense concentration in the mouth with great balance of all components held together by a keen acidity. Fynbos honey hangs in the background all the while.
The intensity and richness of botrytized Semillon matches all eggy or cream based desserts, such as creme brulee or vanilla desserts. It also goes well with lemon or lime based puddings as well as good old fashioned bread and butter pudding. Baked cheesecake served with kumquat preserve is an especially good match.Don’t waste our prized Noble Late Harvest on intense chocolatey desserts.