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Sémillon
white grape Sauternes / Barsac; Hunter Valley; Pessac-Léognan / Graves serve 7–10 °C ages 2–30 years
Sémillon is a white grape: medium-bodied, moderate acidity, usually dry. 149 Sémillon wines from £10.50. Typical aromas: lemon, lanolin, wax, green apple.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Sémillon sweet or dry?
Usually dry. dry (Hunter, Bordeaux blends) or luscious botrytis (Sauternes, Barsac)
What goes with it
foie gras, blue cheese, fruit tarts (sweet); grilled fish, chicken (dry). sweet versions balance salt and richness
Where it grows
Sauternes / Barsac, France — botrytis sweet wine, with Sauvignon Blanc
Hunter Valley, Australia — picked early, 11% alcohol, unoaked, ages 10+ years into toast and honey
Pessac-Léognan / Graves, France — dry, oaked blends with Sauvignon
Margaret River (SBS blends), Australia — fresh, blended
If you like Sémillon
149 Sémillon wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 30
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred