Brokenwood Stanleigh Park Vineyard Semillon 2022
- 94
- $66
- Drink by: 2024-2030
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This is the first release of a single vineyard Semillon from this estate, situated in the Lovedale sub-region, since 2013. The team believe that 2022 is an even better vintage than 2021. Neutral yeasts, no oak, no malo and fermentation in tank – just what you’d expect for a fine Hunter Semillon. A pale lemon/lime colour, the nose opens with seabreeze and oystershell notes. There are spices and lemon pith here. Still very young, this has time on its side. The wine should be drinking extremely well in four to six years, blossom, and then plateau for many more. Good line of acidity and at this stage the wine exhibits medium length but everything is in place for a stellar future.
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.
