The Hunter Valley is recognised as the world’s leader in dry white wines made from Semillon. Semillon is at its delicate best when young, it is deliciously crisp with abundant citrus aromas. With age Hunter Valley Semillon develops unique complex toast, vanilla and honey flavours, giving it depth and richness. This collection will take you on a journey featuring 3 bottles each from 4 renowned Hunter Valley producers.

The StarDozen consists of the following:

3 bottles        De Iuliis Hunter Valley Semillon 2021
3 bottles        Brokenwood Hunter Valley Semillon 2020
3 bottles        Glenguin Vineyard Semillon 2019
3 bottles        First Creek Hunter Valley Semillon 2019

De Iuliis Hunter Valley Semillon 2021
The Hunter Valley is renowned for producing some of the best Semillon in the world. This wine displays fresh, lifted citrus characters, a light palate, and crisp, zesty acids. It’s the perfect match for seafood or any delicately flavoured dishes.

Tyrrells Hunter Valley Semillon 2021
Sourced from a small selection of our favourite Semillon blocks, the grapes were both hand and machine picked before gentle pressing and fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The wine then spent a few months on yeast lees to gain extra complexity and mouth feel.

Glenguin Vineyard Semillon 2019
A single plot of sandy loam over red basalt is responsible for this lightweight semillon, weighing in at a more traditional 11%. Fermented wild, too. Unusual still in these parts. This is very good. Scintillating intensity of flavour with palpably natural acidity and a waft of phenolic pucker making all the difference to the wine's digestibility. Nothing too tangy. Nothing out of place. Lemon oil, grapefruit pulp and dried tatami. Lovely stuff. On the softer side, but all the better for it. Drink to: 2029; Price: $27.00; Date Tasted: March 2020; Rating: 95 Points & Special Value Star; Ned Goodwin; James Halliday Wine Companion

First Creek Hunter Valley Semillon 2019
It would be difficult to find a wine expert that wouldn't agree the Hunter Valley is one of the world's best Semillon regions. The climate and grape variety combine to produce a wine that is delicately flavoured, bright and crisp in its youth but with careful cellaring, develops into a richly layered and complex wine.