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Brokenwood `ILR Reserve` Semillon 2017 (6 x 750mL), Hunter Valley, NSW.

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  1. Brokenwood `ILR Reserve` Semillon 2017 (6 x 750mL), Hunter Valley, NSW.

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Region:
NSW - Hunter Valley
State:
New South Wales
Country:
Australia

Expert Reviews

"... a hypnotic wine..."

98 Points

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.

2024 Halliday Wine Companion top-rated wines, 02 Aug 2023

This wine is just beginning what promises to be a glorious journey

98 Points

The stunning 2014 ILR was from the Trevena Vineyard and they have repeated the dose with the 2017, both stunning vintages. Trevena was planted in 1926 on the white sandy soil adjacent to Hermitage Road. 11% alcohol and a gleaming very pale lemon hue. The nose reveals early hints of development but there is so much more to come. We have citrus, toast, lemon curd, hints of nuts, a touch of beeswax and glacéd fruits. Great intensity, and yet there is also immaculate balance; such length! Fine acidity, this wine is just beginning what promises to be a glorious journey, surely twenty years plus. After trying this wine, if you are still not convinced that great Hunter Semillon deserves its place among the great white wines on the planet then I cannot help you. It goes without saying that a wine of this quality at this price is a ridiculous bargain.

Wine Pilot, 01 Jun 2023

James Hallidays 100 Tops Wines

98 Points

The bouquet half suggests the use of oak – not the case – but caught the English tasters of yore who were convinced this depth of flavour had to be oak-derived. It’s a hypnotic wine, with Meyer lemon driving the citrus circus and wheels of acidity.

James Hallidays 100 Tops Wines,

Decanter World Wine Awards

97 Points

Best in Show.

Decanter World Wine Awards, 27 Oct 2023

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Winery Tasting Notes

At 6 years of age on release, the colour is just starting to show some development with yellow tints complimenting the green edges. Lifted lemon curd and floral notes heading to bees wax, brioche and toast. Lively Tahitian lime juice characters are backed by a superb, zesty acidity. The magic of Hunter Valley semillon on display with texture, fruit weight and great length from a wine that sees no oak. The ILR Reserve Semillon is released only from the best years and the 2017 is a beauty.

Medals & Trophies

NSW Wine Awards

Gold Medal

NSW Wine Awards, 10 Nov 2023

Wine Wise

5 Stars

Wine Wise,

Winery Profile

At nearly 40 years young, Brokenwood Wines, in the heart of the Hunter Valley, can lay claim to not only an iconic vineyard with the Graveyard Vineyard but to the preservation of a wine fraternity that proudly has as its mission statement, 'to make great wine and have fun'.

The original land that was to become the Cricket Pitch Vineyard was purchased in 1970 and planted immediately to Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. The Graveyard Vineyard, planted to Shiraz in 1968, was bought in 1978 and by the mid 1980s was producing a premium Single Vineyard wine. The first Langton's Classification of Premium Australian Wine was launched in 1993 and the Graveyard Shiraz was then, and remains, the highest-placed Hunter Valley Shiraz.

The Hunter Valley is renowned for its dry table wines of Semillon and Shiraz. Brokenwood's production of these is further supported by premium grapes from as far afield as Orange, Beechworth and McLaren Vale.

Today, Brokenwood boasts an impressive array of premium quality wines, sourced from 'all the right regions, for all the right reasons', from the Graveyard Shiraz to the Cricket Pitch Sauvignon Blanc Semillon and Cricket Pitch Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot.

“Our philosophy is to produce wine that focuses on the unique regional characteristics of the Hunter Valley and premium wine regions throughout Australia.” Iain Riggs, Chief Winemaker & Managing Director, Brokenwood Wines.

View Brokenwood website

Other Information

  • 2017 vintage
  • 6 x 750mL Bottles
  • NSW - Hunter Valley, New South Wales
  • Screwcap closure
  • 10.6% alc.
  • New

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Customer Reviews

"... a hypnotic wine..."

98 Points

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.

2024 Halliday Wine Companion top-rated wines, 02 Aug 2023

This wine is just beginning what promises to be a glorious journey

98 Points

The stunning 2014 ILR was from the Trevena Vineyard and they have repeated the dose with the 2017, both stunning vintages. Trevena was planted in 1926 on the white sandy soil adjacent to Hermitage Road. 11% alcohol and a gleaming very pale lemon hue. The nose reveals early hints of development but there is so much more to come. We have citrus, toast, lemon curd, hints of nuts, a touch of beeswax and glacéd fruits. Great intensity, and yet there is also immaculate balance; such length! Fine acidity, this wine is just beginning what promises to be a glorious journey, surely twenty years plus. After trying this wine, if you are still not convinced that great Hunter Semillon deserves its place among the great white wines on the planet then I cannot help you. It goes without saying that a wine of this quality at this price is a ridiculous bargain.

Wine Pilot, 01 Jun 2023

James Hallidays 100 Tops Wines

98 Points

The bouquet half suggests the use of oak – not the case – but caught the English tasters of yore who were convinced this depth of flavour had to be oak-derived. It’s a hypnotic wine, with Meyer lemon driving the citrus circus and wheels of acidity.

James Hallidays 100 Tops Wines,

Decanter World Wine Awards

97 Points

Best in Show.

Decanter World Wine Awards, 27 Oct 2023

....It begs another sip.

96 Points

Medium-light straw-yellow colour, the bouquet super-intense straw/toast with a resiny inflexion, the palate poised and precise, tautly focused and bone-dry, with refreshingly cleansing acidity and a refined profile. Long, long carry. It begs another sip: a top wine with or without food.

The Real Review, 10 Jun 2023

Royal Adelaide Wine Show

96 Points

Finlaysons Trophy for Best Semillon in Show.

Royal Adelaide Wine Show, 06 Oct 2023

It’s wonderfully balanced and extremely good.

96 Points

Few semillons scale the heights of consistency and excellence that this wine does. August 2023 release. It’s got gentle development in faint creaminess to texture, despite the chalky pucker and chew. Scents show off nougat, light honey toastiness, lime, lemon, dried apple. It’s lovely to take a big whiff of and the palate echoes those characters well. Tense acidity is a mainstay, the length of flavour extreme and palate staining in a gentle sense. The gentle development lends a sweetness to fruit, but geez, that pure, cool, citrusy and mineral-laden acidity is a force. It’s wonderfully balanced and extremely good.

The Wine Front, 09 Oct 2023

This is exceptional. Inimitable. Benchmark wine.

96 Points

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. Drinkable now, but best from 2028.

James Suckling, 04 Oct 2023

'This is exceptional. Inimitable. Benchmark wine.'

96 Points

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. Drinkable now, but best from 2028.

jamessuckling.com, 05 Dec 2023

Sydney Royal Wine Show 2023

95 Points

CLASS 8 - Semillon, 2021 and older

Sydney Royal Wine Show 2023, 18 Aug 2023

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The Grays Advantage

We’ll despatch your product the next working day! Depending on your location, you can expect delivery anywhere between 2 and 5 working days from payment date.


We will send you an email notifying you as soon as your items have left our warehouse.


In this email, you will find the name of the carrier company and the consignment note number of your item as well as information on tracking the delivery of your item online. Simply follow the link to the relevant website and enter your reference number. You will then be able to quickly and efficiently track the delivery status of your item!


Please Note: Your goods will be delivered to your registered address. We do delivery Australia wide except for a few remote territories, please check the shipping calculator to confirm delivery availability and timeframes.


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