2013 Brokenwood "Oakey Creek" Sémillon Hunter Valley New South Wales
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James Halliday
Reviewed July 2021The sandy loam soils of the vineyard are tailor-made for semillon. An immaculately balanced wine, just beginning its evolution from fresh-faced youth to adulthood. It's unusual to see a wine such as this released alongside 6-year-olds, but it does have all-important length and grip.
Professional Reviews
92
James Suckling
This white shows lots of sliced green apple and flint character. It's full-bodied with fresh acidity and a sherbet aftertaste. Lots going on here. Needs a year or two to come together in the bottle. Screw cap.
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Wine Advocate
It's still early days for the 2013 Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon, which still shows a touch of green to its light straw color. It smells like the crushed stones you might have dumped to form a garden path merged with faint whiffs of sea spray and citrus. This light-bodied wine can be drunk now as a mouthwatering aperitif or with raw shellfish, but my preference would be to cellar it for another 5 years to let it develop additional richness and complexity. (JC)
Staff Reviews
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Kerry Kennell
Review Date: 08/2025Kerry Kennell
The 2013 Brokenwood “Oakey Creek” Sémillon grows on the sandy loam soils of Hunter Valley’s Pokolbin sub-region. This pale lemon-hued wine delights with its remarkable texture, offering a dry, refreshing profile. Soft waves of lemon drop candy, honey, and dried chamomile tiptoe on the palate, while a zesty lemon acidity cleanses, inviting the next sip. It finishes with lingering honeyed lemon zest and a subtle mineral flourish. It's so sunny and mood elevating! Our Southern Hemisphere buyer Rachael Ryan is fast turning me into a Brokenwood fangirl. They produce truly impressive cellar-worthy wines that command attention.
Details
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Semillon |
| Origin | Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| Alcohol Content | 12% |
| SKU | 1906576 |