De Bortoli Noble One 1995

375ml bottle.

Perhaps the most famous wine in Australia.

Darren De Bortoli created Noble One at his family winery in 1982, to this day it is still one of the most awarded wines in history and the oldest examples are sensational.  More than three decades after this pioneering Botrytis Semillon took the world by storm, internationally acclaimed Noble One remains the benchmark of Australian ‘Botrytis’ dessert winemaking.

Up until 1990, wines were matured in coarse-grained French oak puncheons produced in Australia, which gave plenty of oak character but leaked!  With effect from the 1990 vintage, tight-grained Seguin Moreau (as used by Ch. d’Yquem) has been used.

Hand picking was completed in 5 days and Semillon from each vineyard was fermented seperately for up to 3 weeks. Wines were clarified and stabilised as rapidly as possible. Post fermentation and primary blends were then made. These wines were re-blended for Noble One prior to bottling. De Bortoli allocate a percentage of new oak each year specifically for the Noble One Botrytis Semillon. It is matured for 12 months in French oak barriques and then given a further 12 months bottle maturation under optimum conditions before release. These post fermentation procedures and close attention to fruit selection contribute to the uniqueness of the De Bortoli style.