The 2008 ‘Dinah’ Noble Semillon is also very good though it displays a completely different style and character from the 2006. Pale lemon-yellow colored, it reveals notes of warm grapefruit, pink guava, acacia honey, cantaloupe, musk and wet wool. Very crisp, rich and unctuously sweet (184 grams per liter of residual sugar and 11.5% alcohol), the flavors are tropical and primary with a long, sugar-coated grapefruit finish. Drink it now to 2016. Importer: Oceania Wines, New York, NY; tel. (877) 771-8773

The 2006 ‘Dinah’ Noble Semillon is incredibly sweet with a residual sugar level weighing-in at an impressive 255 grams per liter and possessing just 10% alcohol. Pale amber colored, it’s showing some evolution with intense aromas of dried mangos, orange marmalade, honeycomb, musk and preserved ginger. The palate is thick and viscous with very crisp acidity cutting through the richness and finishing very long. It’s a beautiful glass now but seems to be evolving quickly, so I’d recommend drinking it before 2014. Importer: Oceania Wines, New York, NY; tel. (877) 771-8773