8 Rows Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
⏳ Drinking Window
Best enjoyed fresh and vibrant within 1 to 3 years of vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters with mignonette, grilled snapper with herbs, goat cheese salad.
✨ Technical Specifications
Brokenwood's 8 Rows Sauvignon Blanc Semillon is a vibrant and contemporary expression of a classic Australian white blend. While the estate is globally renowned for its cellaring-grade Hunter Valley Semillon, the 8 Rows label represents an approachable, fresh, and highly aromatic style designed for immediate enjoyment. The name pays tribute to the meticulous, small-scale vineyard management where specific rows are selected to achieve the perfect balance of fruit profile and acidity. By blending the expressive, tropical, and herbaceous qualities of Sauvignon Blanc with the structural lemon-lime spine of Semillon, Brokenwood crafts a beautifully balanced wine. Fermented entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, this wine undergoes no oak aging, ensuring that the pristine fruit flavors and crisp, clean regional character remain the absolute focus.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1970 by Sydney lawyers Tony Albert, John Beeston, and acclaimed wine critic James Halliday, Brokenwood Wines began on a modest 10-acre block in Pokolbin within the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Guided for decades by veteran managing director and chief winemaker Iain Riggs, the estate evolved from a passionate weekend venture into one of Australia's most prestigious and benchmark wine producers. Brokenwood embraces a philosophy of precise, low-intervention winemaking designed to let terroir and varietal clarity shine across both estate-grown Hunter Valley fruit and carefully selected parcels across Australia. The winery has achieved global acclaim particularly for its crisp, cellar-worthy Hunter Valley Semillons and its flagship Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, alongside popular lifestyle bottlings like the iconic Cricket Pitch label.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon