De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon 2020

Multi-trophy winning Noble One is the Southern Hemisphere’s benchmark dessert wine made by fortified and stickies specialist De Bortoli.

A plush blend of stone fruits such as peach,nectarine and quince with an intrinsic citrus peel tang and honeyed fruits flavour. Integrated vanillin oak with a velvety lushness and balanced acid give the wine its length and structure.

The fruit is sourced from our own De Bortoli vineyards plus one other vineyard of a long standing supplier of high quality Botrytis Semillon to us.

A relatively dry winter with late spring rains providing moisture for good canopy growth with moderate yield. Rain in January and again early February initiated the onset of botrytis in the vineyards, but with careful management we were able to pause the spread until early March when again we received further rain which then promoted the Botrytis throughout the vineyards with harvest beginning 18th March, our second earliest harvest in the history of Noble One.

The fruit is harvested, crushed and left overnight to release further flavour and sweetness, after pressing the juice is clarified and then fermented in tank. The ferments are carefully monitored until the balance of alcohol, sweetness and acidity is achieved. The ferment is halted, the wine clarified, stabilised and then matured in in French oak barriques. After 12 months in oak, each parcel is assessed and then blended. The 2020 Noble one was matured in 37% new oak 33% one and two year old oak with 30% unoaked to provide the fresh fruitfulness to the wine.

Matured in in French oak barriques. After 12 months in oak, each parcel is assessed and then blended. The 2020 Noble one was matured in 37% new oak 33% one and two year old oak with 30% unoaked to provide the fresh fruitfulness to the wine.

The perfect accompaniment for that decadent plate of cheeses and dried fruits, or an Almond Sable. But be bold and try Noble One with a savoury dishes such as Smoked Duck or Tempura cod with fermented mushrooms.