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2018 Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon
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Hunter Valley, NSW

Excellent colours in 2018, and at 6 years of age, still lots of luminous green tints. Lifted aromas of citrus/lemongrass with beeswax and lemon curd flavours are beginning to develop. This is an outstanding mid-term Hunter Valley Semillon, which is drinking superbly now and will continue to develop over the next 10 years.

MAJOR ACCOLADES:
Gold Medal | 2018 National Wine Show of Australia
Gold Medal | 2018 Royal Queensland Wine Show
Gold Medal | 2018 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Gold Medal | 2019 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Gold Medal | 2019 Hunter Valley Wine Show
Gold Medal | 2024 Hunter Valley Wine Show
Gold Medal (95 Points) | 2024 Melbourne Royal Wine Show
Silver Medal | 2018 Hunter Valley Wine Show
Silver Medal | 2019 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards
Silver Medal | 2019 Royal Sydney Wine Show
Bronze Medal | 2024 Royal Sydney Wine Show
Bronze Medal | 2018 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Bronze Medal | 2019 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Bronze Medal | 2019 Hunter Valley Wine Show

CRU $346.50 I SVC $326.70

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Wine Specs

Vintage

2018

Varietal

Semillon

Acid

7.60 g/L

2.83

Residual Sugar

2.83 g/L

Alcohol %

10.91

Wine Profile

Vinification

Harvesting all by hand. The fruit was crushed, chilled and pressed immediately. Neutral yeasts were used for the fermentation. No oak and no malolactic ferment, only stainless steel.

Winemaker Comments

The Oakey Creek Vineyard was first planted in 1982 by the pioneering Drayton’s family, it saw subsequent plantings in 1984, 1986 and 1989, and is today one of the valley’s most awarded sites. Brokenwood has purchased Semillon from the vineyard since the early 1990’s and accounts for about 25% of our overall Semillon production. Over this time, it has been the backbone of fruit supply for our award-winning Semillons, such as the Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon and the iconic ILR Reserve Semillon. The vineyard’s composition combines free-draining alluvial over clay soil with a gentle easterly-facing rise, providing almost perfect growing conditions for Semillon. The Hunter Valley enjoyed a stress-free vintage in 2018. Low rainfall throughout 2017 meant low foliage and early fruit ripening. Picking commenced on 15th of January, with all the Semillon blocks being picked by the end of January and saw some higher sugars than normal around the Hunter Valley.

Food Pairing

East Asian food or any seafood, especially freshly shucked oysters.

Drink

Drinking well now but will improve with further bottle age.

2018 Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon MUSEUM RELEASE

Hunter Valley, NSW

2018 Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon
MUSEUM RELEASE