{"product_id":"luxe-red-white-wine-fathers-day-gift-wrapped","title":"Luxe Red \u0026 White Wine Father's Day Gift-Wrapped","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":13187,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16370588},\"10\":0,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":8}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;A luxe Father's Day gift containing two top-quality red and white wines. This premium gift comes with a gift card personalised with your message. Simply add your message at checkout.\\n\\n1 x Yabby Lake Single Vineyard  Syrah 2019 - Victoria, Australia\\n\\n91\/100 Toni Paterson MW (2018 vintage)\\n91\/100 Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine (2018 vintage)\\n96\/100 GOLD James Halliday (2017 vintage)\\n95\/200 Jeremy Oliver (2017 vintage)\\n92\/100 The Wine Front (2017 vintage)\\n\\nFour Stars - Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine (2018 vintage)\\nBronze - Decanter World Wine Awards (2010 Vintage)\\nBronze - Decanter World Wine Awards (2008 Vintage)\\nSilver - Decanter World Wine Awards (2009 Vintage)\\n\\nJames Halliday 5 Star Winery\\n\\nAustralian Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine “Elegant and beautifully balanced.....Opens with spicy cracked black pepper and bright notes of freshly picked blackberries. Plush and open with lovely freshness and vibrancy offering attractive fruit purity and peppery complexity....combines black cherry aromas with oak spices and a subtle touch of whole-bunch fragrance. There’s supple flesh on the palate with plenty of balanced tannin.”\\n\\nThe Winemaker \\\u0026quot;A perfumed and spicy Syrah, medium-bodied in style. The palate is concentrated and silky, with finely structured tannins, bright fruit characters, wonderful elegance and depth. Aged for 11 months in French oak. Stored carefully, this wine will age gracefully for ten years. \\\u0026quot;\\n\\nAustralian Wine Companion \\\u0026quot;This is another fantastic release under this label. Garden herbs, nuts, twigs and spice notes blend seamlessly with red and black cherries, licorice and wood smoke. Flamboyance is its middle name, but it has the discipline to make the most of it.\\\u0026quot; (2017 vintage)\\n\\nYabby Lake Vineyard was established by the Kirby family in 1998 and over the past decade, Yabby Lake has built a reputation for single-vineyard Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay and Pinot Noir of great purity and character.\\n\\nJames Halliday \\\u0026quot;This high-profile wine business was established by Robert and Mem Kirby (of Village Roadshow), who had been landowners in the Mornington Peninsula for decades. In 1998 they established Yabby Lake Vineyard, under the direction of vineyard manager Keith Harris; the vineyard is on a north-facing slope, capturing maximum sunshine while also receiving sea breezes. The main focus is the 25ha of pinot noir, 14ha of chardonnay and 8ha of pinot gris; 3h of shiraz, merlot and sauvignon blanc take a back seat. The arrival of the hugely talented Tom Carson as Group Winemaker has added lustre to the winery and its wines, making the first Jimmy Watson Trophy-winning Pinot Noir in 2014, and continuing to blitz the Australian wine show circuit with Single Block Pinots.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nLed by Tom Carson \\\u0026quot;one of Australia's most lauded winemakers\\\u0026quot; so cites Huon Hooke of the Real Review. Under Carson's direction, Yabby Lake's philosophy is to craft wines representative of their site and their season in which they were grown. Yabby Lake believe it’s this attention and care in the vineyard that is most critical to allowing this expression.\\n\\nHuon Hooke \\\u0026quot;One of Carson’s biggest moments was winning the Jimmy Watson Trophy [Australia's most prestigious winemaker accolade] with his 2012 Block 1 Pinot Noir – the first pinot ever to win this coveted award.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nMornington Peninsula is one of Victoria's most important Australian wine regions, located an hour's drive south of Melbourne on the southern coast of Australia. It is one of Australia's coolest winegrowing regions and produces elegant Chardonnay and internationally award-winning Pinot Noir wines, and gaining a reputation for its quality medium-bodied, peppery shiraz.\\n\\nSyrah is a dark-skinned red wine grape. Its origins have been popularly debated, but its modern viticultural home is unquestionably the northern Rhône Valley of eastern France. In Australia, Syrah is the flagship variety and has developed such a distinct personality that it is essentially regarded as a distinct variety, is commonly known as Shiraz.\\n\\n1 x Brokenwood Late Picked Semillon 2021 ~ Hunter Valley, NSW , Australia\\n\\n5 star winery James Halliday (2016 vintage)\\n\\nThe winemaker \\\u0026quot;Beautiful green\/yellow colour with great aromas of fresh apple and tropical fruits. These carry to the palate and are given a bit more prominence due to the slightly riper grapes. The sweetness is balanced by the fresh apple acidity that runs through to the finish. With 10.5% alcohol, this is a refreshing and easy-drinking wine\\\u0026quot;.\\n\\nThe winemaker \\\u0026quot;Brokenwood has quite a history of Late Picked styles starting in 1983 and we have used Semillon, Gewurztraminer from the Hunter and Riesling from McLaren Vale. The fruit is allowed to get a bit riper and then the fermentation stopped when there was a perfect balance between acid, sugar and alcohol.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nJames Halliday \\\u0026quot;A deservedly fashionable winery producing consistently excellent wines. Its big-selling Hunter Semillon provides the volume to balance the limited quantities of the flagships ILR Semillon and Graveyard Shiraz. Brokenwood purchased the Graveyard Vineyard from Hungerford Hill in '78 and has been working to totally rehabilitate the vineyard over the ensuing decades. It's been a vine by vine exercise, with a degree of experimentation of rootstocks and clonal material from other, even older vineyards. Next, there is a range of wines coming from regions including Beechworth (a major resource is the associated Indigo Vineyard), Orange, Central Ranges, McLaren Vale, Cowra and elsewhere. In 2017 Iain Riggs celebrated his 35th vintage at the helm of Brokenwood, offering a unique mix of winemaking skills, management of a diverse business, and an unerring ability to keep Brokenwood's high profile fresh and newsworthy. He has also contributed a great deal to various wine industry organisations.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nEstablished in 1970 Brokenwood Wines is one of Australia's most reputable premium wine labels and a must-visit in the Hunter Valley. It was established by Australia's leading wine critic, James Halliday.\\n\\nConsistently listed as a 5-star winery, Brokenwood is home to the famous Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, the highly acclaimed ILR Reserve Semillon, and the popular Cricket Pitch Range.\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Our Luxe Red \u0026amp; White Wine Gift-Wrapped package. This sophisticated ensemble features a meticulously curated selection of premium red and white wines, exquisitely presented in a tasteful gift wrap. Celebrate Dad's discerning palate with this luxurious offering, designed to make his day truly memorable.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":13187,\"3\":{\"1\":4,\"2\":\"\\\"$\\\"#,##0.00\"},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":13369344},\"10\":0,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":8}'\u003eOur Premium Australian Red \u0026amp; White Wine Gift-Wrapped package. This sophisticated ensemble features a meticulously curated selection of premium red and white wines, exquisitely presented in a tasteful gift wrap. Celebrate Dad's discerning palate with this luxurious offering, designed to make his day truly memorable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 x Pare \"Jericho Family Vineyard\" Grenache 2023 - McLaren Vale, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95\/100 Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93\/100 Aaron Brasher, The Real Review\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion 'There are two grenaches in the Pare range. Both are from Blewitt Springs, but they are strikingly individual. This, my pick, from vines planted in 1955 to Maslin Sands in what winemaker Ansel Ashby says is one of the coolest sites in the district. About half whole bunch and older, larger oak. Fragrant and pure of fruit, the reserve is key, with such refinement and no cheap thrills. Red fruited, a lilt of rosy florals, a dusting of spices – freshly ground cinnamon, sumac, clove, white pepper – warm terracotta, dried cranberry, the palate supple, with a fine scaffolding of grape tannins. It’s a very fine debut.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAaron Brasher, The Real Review \"Pretty and lifted aromas of violets, dried herbs, cherry liqueur, bramble and raspberry. Juicy, layered and mouth-filling. There's plenty of plush red and blue fruits along with spice, under-brush and florals. The tannins are shapely and the acidity is crunchy and both bring ample shape to the wine. Smart gear.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAustralian Financial Review – Max Allen \"Winemaker Ansel Ashby launched his first label, Gatch, in 2016 to produce wines that\u003cbr\u003ewere “fun, delicious, and not pretentious” – everyday drinking white and red that didn’t focus on variety or provenance. His latest venture, Pare, set up with business partner Andrew Williams, takes the opposite tack: serious, single-varietal wines from single, named vineyards. There are two grenaches in the line-up, both from blocks of old, dry-grown vines in the prized Blewitt Springs area of McLaren Vale. ....my pick is the Jericho. Vines planted in 1955, wild ferment with 50 per cent whole bunches, then 10 months’ maturation in old puncheons all result in a pure, floral, polished expression of grenache with a sprinkling of spice and fine, porcelain tannins. Quite seductive.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePare wines was born from a friendship and desire to craft the finest wines from the Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale. Our wines are all single vineyard expressions of Chardonnay and Grenache. Each wine is hand crafted, using pared back winemaking to express the vineyards in their truest form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Jericho Family vineyard was planted to Grenache in 1955. The soil is classic Maslin Sand from the elevated Blewitt Springs subregion of McLaren Vale. This is one of the coolest sites in Blewitt Springs. The resulting wine shows floral notes, blue fruit, and spice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 x Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon 2017 ~ Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;96\/100 James Suckling\\n96\/100 The Wine Front\\n95\/100 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate\\n96\/100 James Suckling (2015 vintage)\\n95\/100 Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate (2015 vintage)\\n94\/100 Tom Cannavan (2015 vintage)\\n94\/100 Ned Goodwin MW (2015 vintage)\\n\\nGold - Decanter World Wine Awards\\nGold - 2023 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, Finlaysons Trophy for Best Semillon in show\\nGold - 2023 NSW Wine Awards\\nGold - 2023 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards\\nGold - 2023 Royal Sydney Wine Show\\nSilver - Decanter World Wine Awards (2015 vintage)\\n\\nJames Halliday \\\u0026quot;From one of the masters of developed semillon, helped in this instance by the great semillon vintage. Its bouquet half suggests the use of oak – not true. It's a hypnotic wine, with Meyer lemon driving the citrus circus and the wheels of acidity.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nDecanter World Wine Awards \\\u0026quot;Anyone trying this extraordinary wine, marked by classic Hunter cleanliness and freshness...The vines had had adequate rainfall prior to midsummer, though, and the secret to Hunter Valley Semillon is early picking. It is this that makes it an inarticulate wine in its early years – but with time comes character. After six years, you can see growing aromatic richness, as innate toasty, smoky notes begin to join the subtle lime fruits, while on the palate the structure of acidity – intense to the point of inscrutability in the early years – is beginning to deepen, to soften and to modulate towards something more aromatically resonant. During all this time, of course, the wine maintains its overall lightness and delicacy, the legacy of just 11% abv.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nJames Suckling \\\u0026quot;An iridescent mid-yellow flecked with green, the color of semillon from these parts nudging adolescence, little more. Loads in store, attested by a faint whiff of buttered white toast and lemon drop. The acidity, febrile and gloriously juicy, carries the flavors extremely long. The wine is typical featherweight, belied by the intensity of flavor at its core. This is exceptional. Inimitable. Benchmark wine.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nRobert Parker, Wine Advocate \\\u0026quot;The 2017 ILR Reserve Semillon is already toasty and voluminous in the mouth. It leads with cold buttered toast, the distant whiff of fresh coffee, lemon myrtle, honeysuckle, grapefruit pith and brine. It undulates and courses through the long finish.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nJames Suckling \\\u0026quot;Such a beautifully polished and gently developed semillon with aromas of fresh lemon and lemon butter, as well as yellow grapefruit. So pure. The palate has a glazed sheen that has built up in the bottle now, and there’s fleshy lemon flavor with a discreet push of acidity below. Good ripeness and poise.\\\u0026quot; (2015 vintage)\\n\\nErin Larkin, The Wine Front \\\u0026quot;The 2015 ILR Reserve Semillon is so toasty and spiced. It has sun-drenched honeysuckle (a character I saw in the 2019 Oakey Creek Semillon as well), creamed honey, sandalwood, curls of saffron, layers of leaf (an autumnal, undergrowth, lichen character that is not dissimilar to aged Champagne—a yeast autolysis thing) and exotic spices such as star anise\/fennel through the finish. I like this wine so much. I am well familiar with the 2014, and each vintage retains the vineyard DNA through the seasonal fluctuations that the vines endure and thrive in. It's like the vineyard produces a structural clarity. This has a remarkable splay of flavors and textures derived from bottle age and immaculate cellaring.\\\u0026quot; (2015 vintage)\\n\\nDecanter World Wine Awards \\\u0026quot;Restrained aromas of toast and flint with lemony fruit. Maturing beautifully, steely and focused, super fin and bright.\\\u0026quot; (2015 vintage)\\n\\nTom Cannavan \\\u0026quot;Younger vines here, around 10 years old, on sandy alluvial soil. The recipe is very similar: no oak, no malolactic, and bottled early from stainless steel. Again, that beautiful development here, adding a touch of flint to toast and lemon curd. The palate has a little more weight that the Tyrell's it feels to me (though slightly lower alcohol), and a bursting orangy brightness to the fruit. Delicious lemon jelly purity swept up in acidity in the finish, gives this salty savouriness as well as pleasing fruit brightness.\\\u0026quot; (2015 vintage)\\n\\nThe ILR Reserve Semillon is named after Chief Winemaker and Managing Director Iain Leslie Riggs, who joined the winery in 1982. Iain has taken Brokenwood from a small ‘hobby’ winery into the national and international arena, and was the driving force in Brokenwood extending the range to white wines.The ILR Reserve Semillon is an aged white wine that receives no oak.\\n\\nAfter tasting the wine over the first three years the decision was made to release at 5 years bottle age, in other words to have some bottle development but capable of aging further. In terms of winemaking it was a case of low (and now, zero) skin contact and neutral yeast.\\n\\nEstablished in 1970 Brokenwood Wines is one of Australia's most reputable premium wine labels and a must-visit in the Hunter Valley. It was established by Australia's leading wine critic, James Halliday. Consistently listed as a 5 star winery, Brokenwood is home to the famous Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, the highly acclaimed ILR Reserve Semillon, and the popular Cricket Pitch Range.\\n\\nThe Hunter Valley is the best-known and most highly prized wine region in New South Wales. It is known as the region where the Australian wine industry started. The valley's winemakers have pioneered two distinctive styles of wine (oaked Chardonnay and dry Semillon) and has retained a strong connection with both of them. The Hunter Valley's most famous wine style is its distinctive dry Semillon, made there since the 1870s. Hunter Valley Semillons are renowned for their ability to improve with age.\\n\\nSémillon is one of the wine world's unsung heroes. The gold-skinned grape produces France's most famous and revered sweet wines, notably Sauternes, and some of the greatest dry white wines of Australia - particulary those in the Hunter Valley. \u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15299,\"3\":{\"1\":4,\"2\":\"\\\"$\\\"#,##0.00\"},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16370588},\"9\":0,\"10\":0,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0},\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":8}'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;96\/100 James Suckling\\n96\/100 The Wine Front\\n95\/100 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate\\n96\/100 James Suckling (2015 vintage)\\n95\/100 Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate (2015 vintage)\\n94\/100 Tom Cannavan (2015 vintage)\\n94\/100 Ned Goodwin MW (2015 vintage)\\n\\nGold - Decanter World Wine Awards\\nGold - 2023 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, Finlaysons Trophy for Best Semillon in show\\nGold - 2023 NSW Wine Awards\\nGold - 2023 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards\\nGold - 2023 Royal Sydney Wine Show\\nSilver - Decanter World Wine Awards (2015 vintage)\\n\\nJames Halliday \\\u0026quot;From one of the masters of developed semillon, helped in this instance by the great semillon vintage. Its bouquet half suggests the use of oak – not true. It's a hypnotic wine, with Meyer lemon driving the citrus circus and the wheels of acidity.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nDecanter World Wine Awards \\\u0026quot;Anyone trying this extraordinary wine, marked by classic Hunter cleanliness and freshness...The vines had had adequate rainfall prior to midsummer, though, and the secret to Hunter Valley Semillon is early picking. It is this that makes it an inarticulate wine in its early years – but with time comes character. After six years, you can see growing aromatic richness, as innate toasty, smoky notes begin to join the subtle lime fruits, while on the palate the structure of acidity – intense to the point of inscrutability in the early years – is beginning to deepen, to soften and to modulate towards something more aromatically resonant. During all this time, of course, the wine maintains its overall lightness and delicacy, the legacy of just 11% abv.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nJames Suckling \\\u0026quot;An iridescent mid-yellow flecked with green, the color of semillon from these parts nudging adolescence, little more. Loads in store, attested by a faint whiff of buttered white toast and lemon drop. The acidity, febrile and gloriously juicy, carries the flavors extremely long. The wine is typical featherweight, belied by the intensity of flavor at its core. This is exceptional. Inimitable. Benchmark wine.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nRobert Parker, Wine Advocate \\\u0026quot;The 2017 ILR Reserve Semillon is already toasty and voluminous in the mouth. It leads with cold buttered toast, the distant whiff of fresh coffee, lemon myrtle, honeysuckle, grapefruit pith and brine. It undulates and courses through the long finish.\\\u0026quot;\\n\\nJames Suckling \\\u0026quot;Such a beautifully polished and gently developed semillon with aromas of fresh lemon and lemon butter, as well as yellow grapefruit. So pure. The palate has a glazed sheen that has built up in the bottle now, and there’s fleshy lemon flavor with a discreet push of acidity below. Good ripeness and poise.\\\u0026quot; (2015 vintage)\\n\\nErin Larkin, The Wine Front \\\u0026quot;The 2015 ILR Reserve Semillon is so toasty and spiced. It has sun-drenched honeysuckle (a character I saw in the 2019 Oakey Creek Semillon as well), creamed honey, sandalwood, curls of saffron, layers of leaf (an autumnal, undergrowth, lichen character that is not dissimilar to aged Champagne—a yeast autolysis thing) and exotic spices such as star anise\/fennel through the finish. I like this wine so much. I am well familiar with the 2014, and each vintage retains the vineyard DNA through the seasonal fluctuations that the vines endure and thrive in. It's like the vineyard produces a structural clarity. This has a remarkable splay of flavors and textures derived from bottle age and immaculate cellaring.\\\u0026quot; (2015 vintage)\\n\\nDecanter World Wine Awards \\\u0026quot;Restrained aromas of toast and flint with lemony fruit. Maturing beautifully, steely and focused, super fin and bright.\\\u0026quot; (2015 vintage)\\n\\nTom Cannavan \\\u0026quot;Younger vines here, around 10 years old, on sandy alluvial soil. The recipe is very similar: no oak, no malolactic, and bottled early from stainless steel. Again, that beautiful development here, adding a touch of flint to toast and lemon curd. The palate has a little more weight that the Tyrell's it feels to me (though slightly lower alcohol), and a bursting orangy brightness to the fruit. Delicious lemon jelly purity swept up in acidity in the finish, gives this salty savouriness as well as pleasing fruit brightness.\\\u0026quot; (2015 vintage)\\n\\nThe ILR Reserve Semillon is named after Chief Winemaker and Managing Director Iain Leslie Riggs, who joined the winery in 1982. Iain has taken Brokenwood from a small ‘hobby’ winery into the national and international arena, and was the driving force in Brokenwood extending the range to white wines.The ILR Reserve Semillon is an aged white wine that receives no oak.\\n\\nAfter tasting the wine over the first three years the decision was made to release at 5 years bottle age, in other words to have some bottle development but capable of aging further. In terms of winemaking it was a case of low (and now, zero) skin contact and neutral yeast.\\n\\nEstablished in 1970 Brokenwood Wines is one of Australia's most reputable premium wine labels and a must-visit in the Hunter Valley. It was established by Australia's leading wine critic, James Halliday. Consistently listed as a 5 star winery, Brokenwood is home to the famous Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, the highly acclaimed ILR Reserve Semillon, and the popular Cricket Pitch Range.\\n\\nThe Hunter Valley is the best-known and most highly prized wine region in New South Wales. It is known as the region where the Australian wine industry started. The valley's winemakers have pioneered two distinctive styles of wine (oaked Chardonnay and dry Semillon) and has retained a strong connection with both of them. The Hunter Valley's most famous wine style is its distinctive dry Semillon, made there since the 1870s. Hunter Valley Semillons are renowned for their ability to improve with age.\\n\\nSémillon is one of the wine world's unsung heroes. The gold-skinned grape produces France's most famous and revered sweet wines, notably Sauternes, and some of the greatest dry white wines of Australia - particulary those in the Hunter Valley. \u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15299,\"3\":{\"1\":4,\"2\":\"\\\"$\\\"#,##0.00\"},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16370588},\"9\":0,\"10\":0,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0},\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":8}'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96\/100 James Suckling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96\/100 The Wine Front\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95\/100 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold - Decanter World Wine Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold - 2023 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, Finlaysons Trophy for Best Semillon in show\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold - 2023 NSW Wine Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold - 2023 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold - 2023 Royal Sydney Wine Show\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Halliday\u003c\/strong\u003e \"From one of the masters of developed semillon, helped in this instance by the great semillon vintage. Its bouquet half suggests the use of oak – not true. It's a hypnotic wine, with Meyer lemon driving the citrus circus and the wheels of acidity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecanter World Wine Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Anyone trying this extraordinary wine, marked by classic Hunter cleanliness and freshness...The vines had had adequate rainfall prior to midsummer, though, and the secret to Hunter Valley Semillon is early picking. It is this that makes it an inarticulate wine in its early years – but with time comes character. After six years, you can see growing aromatic richness, as innate toasty, smoky notes begin to join the subtle lime fruits, while on the palate the structure of acidity – intense to the point of inscrutability in the early years – is beginning to deepen, to soften and to modulate towards something more aromatically resonant. During all this time, of course, the wine maintains its overall lightness and delicacy, the legacy of just 11% abv.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Suckling\u003c\/strong\u003e \"An iridescent mid-yellow flecked with green, the color of semillon from these parts nudging adolescence, little more. Loads in store, attested by a faint whiff of buttered white toast and lemon drop. The acidity, febrile and gloriously juicy, carries the flavors extremely long. The wine is typical featherweight, belied by the intensity of flavor at its core. This is exceptional. Inimitable. Benchmark wine.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Parker, Wine Advocate \"The 2017 ILR Reserve Semillon is already toasty and voluminous in the mouth. It leads with cold buttered toast, the distant whiff of fresh coffee, lemon myrtle, honeysuckle, grapefruit pith and brine. It undulates and courses through the long finish.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ILR Reserve Semillon is named after Chief Winemaker and Managing Director Iain Leslie Riggs, who joined the winery in 1982. Iain has taken Brokenwood from a small ‘hobby’ winery into the national and international arena, and was the driving force in Brokenwood extending the range to white wines.The ILR Reserve Semillon is an aged white wine that receives no oak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter tasting the wine over the first three years the decision was made to release at 5 years bottle age, in other words to have some bottle development but capable of aging further. In terms of winemaking it was a case of low (and now, zero) skin contact and neutral yeast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEstablished in 1970 Brokenwood Wines is one of Australia's most reputable premium wine labels and a must-visit in the Hunter Valley. It was established by Australia's leading wine critic, James Halliday. 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