Is The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon actually good?

The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon sits in the 95.6% percentile against every wine we rank, meaning it scores above 95.6% of them.

How does The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon compare to similar wines?

Within White · South Africa, The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon lands in the 97.1% percentile. The cohort comparison exists because a global rank flatters or punishes a wine for its category rather than its quality.

How many reviewers is The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon's score based on?

87 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon's score.

Black Elephant Vintners The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon

global pct

95.6

White · Franschhoek · South Africa

Black Elephant Vintners The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon

Name: Black Elephant Vintners The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon
Brand: Black Elephant Vintners

Scored from 87 calibrated Vivino reviewers. Cohort: White · South Africa (872 wines).

95.6%

Global percentile

vs. all 69,234 ranked wines

97.1%

In-cohort percentile

White · South Africa · 872 wines

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AI-adjusted percentile

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Is The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon a good wine?

What reviewers say

“Hints of apple, vanilla, litchi. This is a beautiful wine, quite pricey but worth the cost if you are wanting a special wine to celebrate with.”

From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.

Summary

From Franschhoek in South Africa, Black Elephant Vintners The Dark Side of the Vine Sémillon is a white.

The calibrated figure is built from 87 of its Vivino reviewers. A broader pool of 89 reviewers with two or more ratings feeds the raw-average track instead. The cohort it is ranked inside holds 872 South African whites.

Cohort: White · South Africa · 872 wines
Calibrated reviewers: none yet
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: White · South Africa

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