Type: White Wine
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
Code: MEND060
Mendel Semillon is the maximum expression of these old strains in Argentina in a tranquil wine. A complex, elegant and agreeable wine; juicy, oily Semillon with a lovely lemon & lime zip.
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Mendel Wines

Mendel Winery embodies the partnership of one of Argentina’s most respected and experienced winemakers, Roberto de la Mota, with an established Argentine family. Together they are dedicated to producing wines of unquestionable superior quality expressing the quality and character of their very old Malbec and Cabernet vineyards in <...

On the nose it shows typical notes of white flowers and honey, also some herbal notes and tropical fruits. The oak ageing makes the wines more complex, lending coconut and hints of smoke, as well big volume and softness in the mouth. Mendel Semillon is a complex, elegant and agreeable wine.
Perfectly paired with shellfish. Try it with scallops, grilled lobster or prawns.
Upon arrival at the winery, the grapes are immediately cooled to preserve aromas and flavours. They aregently pressed in whole bunches in the pneumatic press, ensuring a soft extraction. 85% of the must is fermented in stainless steel tanks to preserve its vibrant fruit character, while the remaining 15% is kept in new French oak barrels for 6 months.

The Observer, May 2025, 'Wines of the week: fresh white wines that sing of spring': "The flavours of good sauvignon blanc are so in tune with spring that the style becomes close to irresistible at this time of year. At its best, it’s so full of a kind of frisky sap-rising green energy, of elderflower, cut-grass, gooseberry and stony riverbed coolness... But there are plenty of contenders jostling for attention, not least the superb wines being made in many locations from sauvignon’s traditional blending partner in Bordeaux, sémillon. That includes very fine bottles such as Mendel’s lemon and camomile-scented, subtly honeyed version, made from old vines across the Andes from Chile in Argentina."

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