i-WineReview Blog: Semillon from Mendel and Ricardo Santos in Mendoza, Argentina
At one time the Semillon grape was very widely planted in the Southern Hemisphere countries of Australia, Chile, and South Africa. Today, it is still grown in these countries but in small quantities. And a surprising fourth country can be added to the Southern Hemisphere list—Argentina. Semillon is often used as a blending grape, but a few producers make single varietal bottlings, including Mendel and Ricardo Santos in Argentina.
Earlier this year we tasted the Mendel 2010 Semillon with winemaker Roberto de la Mota, widely considered to be one of Argentina’s best enologists. We found his wine to be superb, as shown in our tasting note below. Recently, we also tasted the Ricardo Santos 2010 Semillon, which is considerably less pricey than the Mendel Semillon, but also of excellent quality.
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