If practice ever made perfect, surely it is with this wine, made to be enjoyed young, but still able to repay medium-term cellaring. Pale quartz; the bouquet is clean and pure, with cut grass and apple/citrus aromas, the palate fresh and lively, building impact on the back-palate and finish, yet doing so with delicate, rather than phenolic, flavours. From Hunter Valley, NSW; Drink to 2016 with antipasto; 94 Points; $20, Screwcap, 11% alc; 2011 James Halliday Top 100

This shows the signs of a cool vintage – rarely a bad thing when it comes to Hunter semillon. Cut grass/hay aromatics are the telltale sign, though they do not get the chance to dominate – mostly because this wine is so overwhelmingly citrus-driven. A textbook example of ‘line and length’ if ever there was one. Ready to sup this summer though of course, it will age. Rated : 93 Points Alcohol : 11% Price : $20 Closure : Screwcap Drink : 2012 - 2017+ By Campbell Mattinson; The Wine Front

A mesmerising paradox: Moreish from day one and it can live for thirty years, as a recent vertical proved! The 2011 is clean and even, with precise lemon juice and cut grass lingering fine and long; a delicate flack of ripeness provides approachability on the finish. A confident vintage for this label. 92 Points; Drink 2011-2016; WINE TASTE - The Best Wines of the Week; by Tyson Stelzer

From Brokenwood's home territory in the Hunter, which had a cracker of a vintage this year, comes this drink-now style of semillon that shows a richer and fuller presence, though not an ounce of flab, so it's still wonderfully floral and fresh to start, showing expressive fruit and a grounded, minerally under-layer. For those keen on an aged style, the 2006 ILR Reserve semillon shows great energy with years ahead of it.  Vintage: 2011 Score: 4 stars; Tony Love; Taste - Herald Sun