Henschke Hill of Peace Semillon 2018
- 94
- $70
- Drink by: 2023-2043
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Flecks of green throughout the pale lemon. The aroma is of dried herbs and citrus, not least grapefruit, with hints of stonefruit. Very early days for this really impressive Semillon. Sem outside the Hunter doesn’t get much better than this. Lemon blossoms and hints of pears on the palate, which is intense and focused. Good balance, with early complexity, excellent length and clean, fresh acidity. This should easily age well for ten to twenty years.
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.
