Brokenwood, Semillon, Hunter Valley
Brokenwood · New South Wales › Hunter Valley › Australia
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
17
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89.5
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92
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Taster #8296
· Apr 2, 2023
86/100
Zesty, light, citrusy. Nice if that’s what you’re looking for.
2019 vintage
Taster #5760
· Apr 15, 2022
89/100
Who says you need to pair carbonara with an Italian wine? A great dish to stand up to this highly acidic wine! Faint straw-green colour, almost clear. Initial nose of seashell, lime and grapefruit zest, chamomile. After 15 minutes green apple and unripe peach poked through. On the palate, razor-sharp acid, light body, floral and citrus flavours. Overall maybe a touch too perfumed, but I l liked the diversity of flavours. Pair with the right food, otherwise too acidic.
2019 vintage
Taster #5172
· Oct 10, 2021
92/100
Greatest screwcap wine ever.
2019 vintage
Taster #2086
· Sep 19, 2021
90/100
Great Hunter Valley semillon - love it
2019 vintage
Taster #0107
· Sep 10, 2021
90/100
Appearance: light clear gold color with hints of green. No gas or sediment and light tearing Nose: Medium/medium(+) intensity aromas of grapefruit, lemon, and grass with notes of funk. No obvious oaking to me Palate: medium/medium(+) intense tart flavors of lemon and eucalyptus with notes of white peach. Medium/medium(+) bodied, quite dry, refreshing lean texture, great balance, medium complexity, pretty high acid, and a nice medium-length green and slightly flinty finish A very intriguing tart and lean semillon! Great balance …
2019 vintage
Taster #0330
· Mar 26, 2021
88/100
Good value at $16... very light and refreshing, slight hints of crispness, minerality & sweetness & then a watery finish. A great quaff on a hot day but not a wine of distinction.
2019 vintage
Taster #0096
· Mar 21, 2021
89/100
Unscrewed and poured, consumed over 2 hours. Appearance: Clear, pale lemon. Nose: Clean, medium intensity, simple aromas of green apple, melon rind, and cut grass. Palate: Dry, medium+ acid, medium alcohol, medium- intensity, flavors of apple, bell pepper, and pear with a medium finish. Good balance and decent intensity, very good effort overall - nice QPR <$20.
2019 vintage
Taster #6103
· Mar 14, 2021
88/100
Citrusy nose. Consistent, crisp tastes of citrus (lemon, lime) & a bit of mineral. Refreshing.
2019 vintage
Taster #3454
· Mar 12, 2021
90/100
Agree that this is a surprisingly excellent fresh expression of a young semillon. However either drink now or keep for another 5 yrs as, like all Hunter semillons, it will go into a mid cycle trough.
2019 vintage
Taster #3459
· Jan 13, 2021
(Completely blind sample) Yuzu/lime nose. Bright color. Great cut on the palate with high toned fruit. Quince texture. Good succulence. Low alcohol. Really nice. Picked Semillon from list, guessed Aussie. Lovely wine.
2019 vintage
Taster #9441
· Jan 10, 2021
Nice and tart, compliments garlic roasted chicken well
2019 vintage
Taster #2223
· Nov 14, 2020
-- cracked and poured -- -- tasted non-blind over a couple hours -- High-toned Nose is fairly light, and not very expressive. Clear, green-tinged water color. On the palate, this is tart with lots of mineral flavor. Not wooly. I like it, and believe this might benefit from a little bit of age.
2019 vintage
Taster #4118
· Oct 20, 2020
90/100
Very pale lemon with a slight green hue. Pronounced youthful nose with ripe lemon aromas, and a somewhat white creamy feel, bit of barley, and a fairly strong vinous sense. Some heightened acids, while fairly light bodied with a touch of creamy texture, but flavour of lemon curd was indeed intense, with a slight barley and almond kick. Leads to a fairly short, and simple finish
2019 vintage
Taster #5172
· Sep 18, 2020
92/100
My first experience with this. Somewhat difficult to find in the wild, was expecting to be able to grab it off the shelf at a total wine. Anyways, wow. Needs some air to soften up, but as other reviewers have said, a bit of beeswax, limey fruits and a texture that I have not enountered in a white wine this light. Really phenomenal, not cause it's 100% Semillon, not cause it's from Australia of all places or about $17 and …
2019 vintage
Taster #5705
· Sep 17, 2020
88/100
Pale color. Clean and lean. Lemon, gooseberry, and a touch of grapefruit, grassy elements, liquid stones, and a bit of beeswax and white pepper. Fresh acidity, very lively on the palate. Finish is a bit short. Refreshing.
2019 vintage
Taster #9461
· Jul 12, 2020
90/100
Medium pale straw. Very tight aromatically. Mineral and lemon. High SO2. Palate has a great acid backbone with medium depth.
2019 vintage
Taster #6206
· May 23, 2020
90/100
Wonderful summer supper, but with enough going on to keep me interested. Lemon, lime, citrus and floral honey on the nose. Similar flavors, with some minerals do melon. Medium+ acidity and brightness should make it a versatile food wine. Very interesting with English cheese crostini with Dijon and sour cherry spread. Also good pairing with Grilled Lemon & Rosemary Chicken and a Cranberry Pistachio Salad.
2019 vintage
Taster #4846
· May 9, 2020
89/100
Light-bodied, dry, and thirst-quencing when chilled. 88-89
2019 vintage
Taster #2499
· Apr 3, 2020
Fun aroma - sort of neutral fruit, but streaked with fresh jalapeño and piney/minty herbs. Lime juice on the palate. Plenty of fresh, citrusy acidity, and an impression of salinity. Light in body and weight. Nice sense of transparency. Good stuff, and a good value.
2019 vintage
Taster #6338
· Feb 3, 2020
92/100
Lime, lemon, oyster shell minerality. Excellent acid structure and length. Sweetly fruited, dry finish. Superb! 92 or better.
2019 vintage
Taster #6059
· Sep 10, 2019
89/100
Negociants Australia New Release Tasting 2019 : Apples and pear. Palate is bright and clear. Refreshing now and should develop pretty well.
2019 vintage