Late Picked Semillon
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Lemon tart, blue cheese, fresh fruit pavlova
✨ Technical Specifications
While the Hunter Valley is globally renowned for its bone-dry, age-worthy Semillons, Brokenwood's Late Picked Semillon offers a delightfully sweet and luscious counterpoint. Crafted by leaving the grapes on the vine longer to concentrate their natural sugars, this style captures the opulent side of the variety. The grapes are harvested later in the season, allowing the development of rich stone fruit, citrus peel, and honeyed characters, while retaining the vibrant, crisp acidity that is the hallmark of Hunter Valley Semillon. This balance of sweetness and refreshing acidity prevents the wine from feeling cloying, making it an incredibly approachable and versatile dessert wine that showcases the playful versatility of Brokenwood's winemaking heritage.
🍾 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
Semillon