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  1. Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon 2017
    Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon 2017

    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. (97) Best in Show - 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards

    From one of the masters of developed semillon, helped in this instance by the great semillon vintage. Its bouquet suggests the use of oak - not true. It's a hypnotic wine, with Meyer lemon driving the citrus circus and the wheels of acidity. (98) JAMES HALLIDAY

    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. (96+) MIKE BENNIE

     

    2014
    Semillon
    Australia
    407
  2. Vincent Delaporte Sancerre 2022
    Vincent Delaporte Sancerre 2022
    Delaporte's 2021 Sancerre Chavignol is a classic cooler expression of Sauvignon in Sancerre with youthful aromas of lemon, gooseberry, crisp apples and green capsicum. While light in body, there is an element of weight and texture that augments the wine's volume and softens its edges. The finish is bright yet balanced but rather brief. However, an attractive chalky note persists, providing interest and tension. REBCCA GIBB MW, Vibous
    2014
    sauvignon Blanc
    France
    423
  3. Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne 2014 1500ml
    Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne 2014 1500ml
    The 2014 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is fabulous. It is a bright, airy Charlemagne bursting at the seams with tons of class. Lemon peel, crushed rocks and white pepper are some of the many notes that are laced together in the 2014. There is a feeling of phenolic intensity on the finish that is very distinctive. I would prefer to cellar the 2014 for at least a few years, as it is really not ready to offer maximum pleasure yet. Thirty percent of the harvest was lost to hail that year. ANTONIO GALLONI
    2014
    chardonnay
    France
    358
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