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Must-Have Wine - Mount Horrocks Semillon - Watervale, Clare Valley, South Australia

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Sep 01, 2012
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Of all the noble white wine grapes, none is more polarizing among consumers than semillon. For those who enjoy Sauternes and Barsac, and the more esoteric dry white Pessac-Léognan and Graves, semillon represents the epitome of fine white wine with extraordinary aging capabilities, albeit at indulgent prices.

On the other hand, semillon is largely blended…

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