Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon 2009
- 97
- $100
- Drink by: 2021 - 2035
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Another stunning ILR, again from the Oakey Creek Vineyard. When young, the team saw this as slightly lean and mean, tight and pure, but it has undoubtedly blossomed into a glorious swan since then. That said, it looks so much younger than one would expect from a 2009 white. A finely balanced, well crafted Semillon from the Hunter can be so deceptive, and this one is all of that. Minerally, still tight, focussed. Hints of crisp pears and citrus, notably lemons, and a hint of beeswax. Not that much toast to be seen as yet, though it has just started to emerge. A very, very long finish. This has a future that should be discussed in terms of decades, not years. What a brilliant wine.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
