18.5 points
Jeff Grosset has produced an exciting unwooded Semillon Sauvignon Blanc from the great 2012 South Australian vintage that is so good it is difficult to see how any winery could release a finer example. With regards to the vintage, James Halliday in his just released and essential wine reference The Australian Wine Companion 2013 says, “I cannot remember a vintage having received such hyberbolic praise right across the board, covering all regions and all varieties, as there is for 2012. Words that came up repeatedly were ‘fantastic’, ‘outstanding’, ‘sensational’, ‘best in my lifetime’, ‘perfect in every way’. Halliday has not reviewed Grosset’s 2012 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc yet but has listed the 2011 release as the only non- West Australian among his 17 highest pointed SSB blends tasted over the past 12 months – and the 2012 is far superior. A great SSB.
John Jens, , www.inmycommunity.com.au, 14 August 2012
