{"id":7288,"date":"2022-04-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/?page_id=7288"},"modified":"2022-04-23T10:25:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T22:25:42","slug":"noble-one-40-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/noble-one-40-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"40th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t

De Bortoli \u2018Noble One\u2019 Botrytis Semillon – 40th Anniversary. 22 April 2022.<\/h3>\n2022 marks the 40th anniversary of one of the worlds\u2019 most awarded and iconic dessert wines, the De Bortoli \u2018Noble One\u2019 Botrytis Semillon, with the first vintage crafted back in 1982. Darren De Bortoli has always been inquisitive and ambitious – and it was this drive that helped imagine and then produce this iconic Australian Botrytis Semillon, the \u2018Noble One\u2019, a sweet wine no-one believed could be made with any success in Australia.
\nDarren – the third generation and current managing director of the family wine company, returned to the family estate in Griffith after reluctantly going to study and achieving a Bachelor of Applied Science in Oenology at the Roseworthy Agricultural College. Darren immediately saw the potential in what was then viewed as a catastrophically rotten vintage in the Riverina area. Originally labelled De Bortoli Semillon Sauternes in its early vintages, it later became \u2018Noble One\u2019. I briefly commented before on its accolades around the globe, so far in international wine shows \u2018Noble One\u2019 has been awarded more than 180 Trophies and over 500 Gold Medals.
\nThe winemaker now in charge of crafting \u2018Noble One\u2019 is Julie Mortlock, who is the senior winemaker at the Riverina winery and has been assisting Darren with this wine for 22 years. With each release the degree of botrytis infection on the bunches fluctuates according to seasonal conditions, but to date only two vintages have not been made over the past 40 years, these being the 1989 and 2012. The \u2018Noble One\u2019 remains a benchmark for \u2018Botrytis\u2019 dessert winemaking the world over.\n\t\t\t\t\"Noble-One-Sml-2018\"\n\tDe Bortoli \u2018Noble One\u2019 Botrytis Semillon 2018
\nGrape Varietal:<\/strong> 100% Semillon
\nGrowing Region:<\/strong> Riverina – Australia
\nSenior Winemaker:<\/strong> Julie Mortlock
\n5 Stars \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 \n\n\u2022 In the glass you will be spellbound by an alluring pale gold colour and shining hue. You are then engaged by lifted aromas of apricot marmalade with hints of honey comb and fig. The complex palate is a tapestry of ripe nectarines and peaches, mandarin zest, orange blossom, along with a touch of wild honey and vanilla. All of this intensity of sweetness is beautiful balanced by natural fruit acidity framing perfectly this stunning dessert wine.
\nThis 2018 \u2018Noble One\u2019 Semillon has 10% Alc.\/vol. Residual Sugar of 240g\/L.
\n\u2022 Serve at 9\u00b0- 11\u00b0C : Can cellar for another 14 – 16 years : *Retail 375ml – NZ$39.99 \n\t\t\t\t\"Noble-One-2018-Sml-02\"\n\t\t\t\t\"Noble-One-2017-Sml-02\"\n\tDe Bortoli \u2018Noble One\u2019 Botrytis Semillon 2017
\nGrape Varietal:<\/strong> 100% Semillon
\nGrowing Region:<\/strong> Riverina – Australia
\nSenior Winemaker:<\/strong> Julie Mortlock
\n5 Stars \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 \n\n\u2022 You will be hypnotised by a brilliant gold colour and alluring hue. The nose on this wine is far from shy, proudly showcasing grilled peaches dusted with cinnamon and French nougat aromas, with a subtle hint of wild honey. The palate is rich, complex, unctuous and has a generosity that is a signature of \u2018Noble One\u2019. All of the sweet peaches and spun sugar flavours are kept in check by the deft natural touch of fruit acidity giving the wine a luxurious finish.
\nThis 2017 \u2018Noble One\u2019 Semillon has 12.7% Alc.\/vol. Residual Sugar of 173g\/L.
\n\u2022 Serve at 9\u00b0- 11\u00b0C : Cellar for another 10 – 12 years : *Retail 375ml – NZ$39.99 \n\t\t\t\t\"Noble-One-Sml-2017\"\n\t\t\t\t\"Noble-One-Sml-2013\"\n\tDe Bortoli \u2018Noble One\u2019 Botrytis Semillon 2013
\nGrape Varietal:<\/strong> 100% Semillon
\nGrowing Region:<\/strong> Riverina – Australia
\nSenior Winemaker:<\/strong> Julie Mortlock
\n4\u00bd Stars \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606 \n\n\u2022 Now with age – in your glass you will be greeted by a nougat-orange colour and a soft shimmering hue. The hedonistic bouquet is packed with vivid aromas of grilled apricots, manuka honey, cinnamon, ginger and clove. These all carry forth across the unctuous, layered palate, which is equally generous on the staggeringly viscous hang time and long finish, be prepared, for your tastebuds wanting more.
\n*This 30th Vintage was released in a 500ml with a Gift Tin.
\nThis 2013 \u2018Noble One\u2019 Semillon has 10.5% Alc.\/vol. Residual Sugar of 201g\/L.
\n\u2022 Serve at 9\u00b0- 11\u00b0C : Cellar for another 8 – 10 years : *Retail 500ml – NZ$64.99 \n\t\t\t\t\"Noble-One-2013-Sml-02\"\n\t\t\t\t\"De-Bortoli-Winemakers-Banner-01\"\n\tThese decadent ‘Noble One’ wines are available from Fine Wine Retailers \u2022 Restaurants \u2022 Wine Bars & Winery Website.
*(prices, vintages & availability will vary by outlet & country)\n

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\n\t\tRecent \u2018Noble One\u2019 full wine reviews:\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Noble-One-Sml-Banner-2016\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Noble-One-Sml-Banner-2017\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7280,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7288","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7288"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7314,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7288\/revisions\/7314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}