Wildflower St Florence 2022: Semillon
REGION: Marrickville, NSW
SIZE: 750ml / ABV: 5.9%
"We have an embarrassingly small amount of this beer to share. I'm sure if I ran the numbers on this one we would not be making anything, but eh... Picking these grapes was the last time I was in the Hunter. I love it up there, but this year they were hit with summer storms that brought hail with them and really messed with fruit levels across the region so for the first time in 5 years, we wont have a Semillon beer from the 2023 harvest, making this the last release of it's kind for two years. Now is probably a good time to point out to me that our method of making beer might be more of a 'hobby' as they call it and less of a 'business' that most emotionally adjusted people may desire. A really tasty beer though, despite all that rubbish I was just saying." - Topher
"Citrus and spice dominant nose. Herbal elements add a lovely dimension. Lifted and bright. Direct and energetic palate with a driving citrus core. Seamless and integrated the palate shows skinsy spice and structure balanced by kiwi, melon, vinous citrus and oak. Great length and persistence, finishing moreishly dry." - Luke, Wildflower
It's difficult to overstate the impact of Wildflower since its inception only a few years ago in 2017. Hailing from Texas, Topher Boehm has an impressive resume - from Brasserie Thiriez to Jester King to his background in astrophysics - not to mention his unique house yeast. Cultivated from foraged wildflowers native to NSW, think wattle blossoms and banksia, blended with a Belgian saison strain, creating something truly individual which speaks of place. Topher even sprayed the entire brewery with inoculated wort when he moved in, just to make sure everything was literally covered in the house culture.