De Bortoli Black Noble NV 500ml, Riverina

When the botrytised Semillon grapes are harvested for Noble One, a parcel of fruit at approximately 20 - 22 baume is selected to produce Black Noble’s intense sweet flavours. Halliday says: ‘Absolutely unique wine, tasting the same with this bottling, with its own outlandish charm and drinkability. Dark aged mahogany; an absolutely unique barrel-aged botrytis semillon (ex Noble One) with hyper-intense fruit cleansed by its volatile acidity, counterintuitive, of course. Overall, a sauvage note to its unique mouth-feel.’