Chaffey Bros. Wine Co. SALVIS GRATIA* Semillon 2023

Tasting Note

A sublime, zesty, elegantly opulent expression of Barossa Semillon. SALVIS GRATIA* is a small-batch labour-of-love, hand harvested from some of the last remnants of the Madeira Semillon clone in the Barossa. Gently whole bunch pressed, 25% completed ferment and matured in new Sirugue French oak puncheon. It tastes like lemon curd, white nectarine, and toasted nuts, and smells like beeswax, white florals, and citrus. It's an absolute ripper.

Awards & Accolades

93 Points
Halliday Wine Companion

Pale with a green flash and sporting lanolin-brushed characters of pithy lemon, honeysuckle, grilled cashew, clover blossom, soft spice, crushed quartz and distant marzipan. There's a slinky textural aspect with a touch of grapefruit pith and a real vitality to its minerally line. Great dry, textural drinking.
- Dave Brookes

Lemony, waxy aromas along with nougat, butter and lemon curd. Textured, , mouth-filling and layered in flavour. Nutty, creamy and with a drive of lemon butter goodness. Long, grippy and with plenty to like here. 
- The Real Review