Brokenwood Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon 2019
- 93
- $66
- Drink by: 2023-2035+
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This wine is just starting to transition from the zesty vibrancy of youth into the complexity that Hunter Valley Semillon is famous for. There are aromas of orange blossom, yuzu and nashi pear, with a whisper of toasty age just starting to emerge. So bright and lively on the palate bursting with citrus zest – lemon, lime and Seville orange. There’s the silky texture of a honeydew melon and the acidity of a crunchy green pear. It flirts with you – an elegance, a delicate restraint, a promise of more to come with patience in the cellar. Drink with a spring vegetable pasta laced with fresh ricotta and lemon zest.
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.
