Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon 2015
- 96
- $100
- Drink by: 2023-2035+
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So perfectly toasty that if tasted blind you might swear you can smell beautiful toasty oak. Take a moment, delve in, and you realise it’s the lightly toasted brioche, glazed with leatherwood honey – the signature of a gloriously aged Hunter semillon. That’s just the beginning; there’s coconut blossoms, flamed lime twist seconds before it garnishes a cocktail and rock pools in the cool of the morning. A silky, almost rich, nectar-like texture is a fascinating contrast to what you expect from just 11% alcohol and speaks of the flavour concentration of the fruit. The high natural acidity is so well integrated that it appears delicate, yet is bracing enough to freshen up rich dishes. Drink with pan-fried snapper, baby asparagus and citrus-kissed beurre blanc.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
