White Wine
Sémillon
Sustainable
Dry
Residual Sugar: 2 g/l
Medium Bodied
750ml
13.1% alc./vol

Garage Co. Isidore Vineyard Semillon Maule Valley 2021

Valle del Maule, Chile

94 Points - Descorchados
94 Points - Robert Parker

$62.00per bottle ($372.00per case)
6 bottles per case

Waxy & Citrusy

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Garage Wine Co was literally started in a garage in 2001, by Etobicoke expat Derek Mossman and his wife Pilar Miranda. Since then, the dynamic duo have chosen to revive old vineyards in marginalized Chilean communities. They work mostly in the regions of Maule and Itata where they make highly coveted wines.

Fermented naturally in amphora, the juice remained on the skins for eleven months. This wine is a tribute to the resilience of the Semillon Variety in the Maule - forgotten and neglected for decades. Light blonde in colour this wine smells of lemon, candle wax and bee pollen. In the mouth, lemon juice, candied lemon peel and a touch of bee pollen mixed with white flowers and honey (but without sweetness). Faint chalky texture and great acidity make this a mouthwatering package.

This Semillon can be a great companion for seafood, especially shellfish; as well as for white meats such as chicken and game birds.

Press Reviews

Descorchados

94 Points

Garage selected old semillon vines from the Sauzal area that are more than 65 years old for this white, and then used clay amphorae, old barrels, and flextanks to age it for a year. In total there were 4,571 bottles, according to the winery's records, and you have to try to get your hands on some. A semillon with deep flavors and herbal notes first of all, but it also has fruity flavors that will make your mouth water. It has a good weight for roast turkey or aged cheeses. Open it now or leave it for at least five years in the bottle. It has a long life ahead.

Robert Parker

94 Points

The white 2021 Isidore Vineyard Maule Valley Semillon was produced with grapes from a vineyard planted in the 1940s on decomposed granite soils. It fermented in tinaja with skins (one-third each with full skins) and some whole bunches added, and it matured in tinaja, FlexTank, stainless steel and used barriques for 12 months. It has 12.6% alcohol and a very low pH with very good acidity. It has a golden color and a complex nose of pollen and chicken broth, and there's an oxidative whiff (in a positive way) that made me think of peroxide. The palate is vibrant, and there's a chalky, austerity in the mouthfeel. 4,146 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2022.