Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, grilled white fish, sashimi
✨ Technical Specifications
The Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon is a benchmark single-vineyard white wine from Brokenwood, showcasing the unique terroir of the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. Planted on the sandy, alluvial soils of the Oakey Creek flat, this vineyard produces Semillon of remarkable purity and longevity. Traditionally harvested early to preserve natural acidity and keep alcohol levels low, the wine undergoes cool fermentation in stainless steel with no oak contact. In its youth, it is vibrant, showcasing bright citrus and lemongrass aromas with a flinty minerality. Over time, it undergoes a magical transformation, developing rich, complex notes of toasted brioche, honey, and beeswax without ever losing its signature crispness. This wine represents a classic expression of one of Australia's most iconic and age-worthy white wine styles.
🍾 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
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
10.5-11.5%