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De Bortoli Wines

Established in 1928 by Vittorio and Giuseppina De Bortoli, a couple who emigrated from Northern Italy to Australia, De Bortoli Wines is one of the larger family-owned wineries in Australia. Today, the third generation Darren De Bortoli is the managing director of the company. From its original home base in the Riverina region of New South Wales, De Bortoli has expanded its vineyard holdings to include sites in New South Wales’s Hunter Valley, as well as Victoria’s Yarra and King Valleys. The cooler-climate areas of Victoria, such as Yarra Valley, are conducive to growing classic varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Viognier. In New South Wales, the vineyards in Riverina experience a warmer Mediterranean climate, which helps to produce one of the winery’s most noteworthy bottlings, Noble One, a botrytized Semillon dessert wine. For more information about the wines from this Australian producer, visit our De Bortoli wine reviews.

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De Bortoli 2007 Noble One Bortytis Sémillon (New South Wales)

Price $32

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Score Chasers: NZ & AU 2011

De Bortoli’s Noble One is as good as ever in 2007, offering intense botrytis, dried apricots, honey and bergamot in a sweetly unctuous style. Think of a Sauternes, but with more sugar and less alcohol. It should age well for 10 or more years. — J.C. (11/1/2011)

De Bortoli 2006 Noble One Botrytis Sémillon (New South Wales)

Editors' Choice

Price $32

This wine’s deep brassy color suggests honey, and the aromas of honey, dried apricots, vanilla and baking spices reinforce that suggestion of sweetness. On the palate, it delivers honeyed richness and a complex array of flavors balanced by decent acidity. It remains the standard bearer for Australian botrytis wines. — J.C. (12/15/2008)

De Bortoli 2007 Reserve Release Syrah (Yarra Valley)

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Price $55

A top-notch effort, this is the sort of wine that should shatter existing stereotypes of Australian Shiraz. Savory notes of smoked meat and espresso combine with blackberry fruit and scents of violets, and while the wine is clearly concentrated, it weighs in at only 13% alcohol. Drink 2012-2020. — J.C. (2/1/2010)

De Bortoli 2003 Noble One Botrytis Sémillon (New South Wales)

Price $29

One of Australia’s most noted dessert wines does not disappoint: It’s medium-full in the mouth, with warming burnt sugar and meat aromas, which are followed up by apricot, peach and butterscotch flavors and a dry finish. Definitely has a buttery, oily quality to it, through and through. Needs no accompaniment to end a meal well. Imported by De Bortoli Wines USA Inc. — D.T. (8/1/2006)

De Bortoli 2005 Estate Grown Chardonnay (Yarra Valley)

Editors' Choice

Price $25

De Bortoli’s top wines come off their estate vineyards in the Yarra Valley, and this Chardonnay is a hit, balancing the lead-pencil scents of French oak barrels against layers of honeyed apple and pear fruit and a zippy note of citrus. It’s round in the mouth without being fat, crisp on the finish while showing a touch of buttery richness. Drink now. — J.C. (5/1/2007)

De Bortoli NV Black Noble White (Australia)

Price $38

A unique dessert wine made from botrytized Sémillon that’s then fortified and aged for an average of eight years in barrel, this is a dark, coffee-brown wine, with a hint of green to its rim. Aromas are slightly nutty and molasses-like, with raisiny, almost Muscat-like flavors. Full-bodied and rich, it finishes long and sticky. — J.C. (12/15/2008)

De Bortoli 2008 Estate Grown Viognier (Yarra Valley)

Price $27

Made in a crisper, fresher style than many Viogniers, without the extreme aromatics of some, but possessing fine, complex pear and pineapple fruit alongside smoky-minerally notes. It’s medium-bodied and admirably focused, with a long, refreshing finish. — J.C. (5/1/2011)

De Bortoli 2005 Noble One Botrytis Sémillon (New South Wales)

Price $29

De Bortoli has made Noble One into one of Austrlia’s benchmark dessert wines through consistently strong efforts like the 2005. Scents of vanilla and cinnamon add layers of complexity to the dried apricot and orange marmalade flavors. Medium-bodied and sweet, with a long finish, pair it like you would any fine Sauternes. — J.C. (12/15/2007)

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