Referenties

Brokenwood ILR Semillon 2005;

Wine Spectator, 19 mei 2010,
92/100
Brimming with personality, this piles up tiers of pear, green apple, grass and lanolin aromas and flavors onto a light, airy frame, the finish sailing along for a long time. Drink now through 2020.— H.S.

Brokenwood ILR Semillon 2004;

Robert Parker, december 2009
91/100
The same can be said for the 2004 ILR Semillon which was also fermented and aged in stainless steel. Light gold in color, the nose has taken on a toasty quality which is said to occur with aged Hunter Semillon. Dry, vibrant and flavorful, this could be the ideal match for soft shell crab.
Brokenwood is one of the quality leaders of Hunter Valley in New South Wales.

Wine Spectator, 15 december 2009
91/100
Impeccably balanced, with a lovely open texture to show off pear, lime and greengage plum fruit.

James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion 2010 edition
95/100
The bouquet has that slightly toasty aroma that leads the uninitiated to
conclude (wrongly) that the wine has seen oak, but the palate is still vibrantly
fresh, crisp and focused. Release Oct ‘09, and will live for another 10 years
minimum Screwcap. 10.1% alc. To: 2019

Brokenwood ILR Semillon 2003;

Decanter, januari 2011,
This screwcapped Semillon has a gloriously aromatic burst of spice, toast and lemon on the bouquet, the sculptutred palate counterbalancing lemon citris fruit and dry acidity.

Robert Parker, april 2010,
92/100
Initialed after Brokenwood’s winemaker since 1983, Ian Leslie Riggs, the 2003 ILR Reserve Semillon is a barrel selection blend coming from the estate’s prime vineyards (varying each year). 2003 was a hot, dry year, producing just 500 cases of the ILR Reserve. A little closed to begin, with coaxing this wine gives youthful, fragrant floral aromas of orange blossom and honeysuckle with fresh lemon juice, lemongrass and a touch of black pepper. Crisp acidity, intensely flavored with a light to medium body. Very long finish. Drink now to 2020+.
Founded in 1970, Brokenwood, by virtue of its illustrious founders (3 lawyers from Sydney) and a proven track-record for producing superlative wines, is today amongst the Hunter Valley’s icons. Production is now at around 100,000 cases with about 50% of this being accounted for by the Cricket Pitch Red and White. Hunter Valley fruit constitutes around 25% of production and it’s their wines from this region that really make Brokenwood outstanding. Brokenwood’s famous Graveyard Vineyard was planted in 1968 using Shiraz cuttings from the vineyards of a couple of the Hunter’s oldest examples: Tyrrell’s and McWilliams. The soils at Graveyard are relatively infertile, slowing the ripening process and giving small vines. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown

James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion 2010 Edition
96/100
Still pale, but bright colour, with green tints; a wine of extreme finesse, magically
combining freshness and delicacy with clear varietal expression ranging from
nuances of honey and toast through to bright citrus, grass and mineral notes.
Screwcap. 11% alc. To: 2023

Brokenwood ILR Semillon 2002;

Jancisrobinson.com, February 2008
17/20
‘This is a very particular style of light, dry wine that would probably strike someone unused to is as extremely tart at this midlife stage. You do need to know that wines like this eventually mature into complex, toasty essences that can go beautifully with food. Super pure – borderline austere at the moment.; 2012-2017

James Halliday
95/100
‘A superbly fine, crisp and delicate wine, still to fully show its wares; if the cork holds, will be very long lived, gaining more character over the years ahead. Rating 95 Drink 2015’

www.perswijn.nl Ronald de Groot
Of de bijzondere Brokenwood ILR Semillon Hunter Valley 2002 (Partners in Wijn), die naar het zeggen van Olaf Kerstens heel moeilijk te verkopen is. Maar wát een wijn: beendroog, jeugdig, breed, met aroma’s van boenwas, honing en abrikoos, puur en zuiver. Geweldig

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