It’s impossible to look at the list of top-scoring wines in this category without once again concluding that the region-variety match of the Hunter Valley and semillon is one of the genuine wonders of the world. The time to make a fuss over Hunter Valley semillon is yesterday, today and tomorrow.
2024 Semillon of the Year
Pepper Tree Wines Museum Release Limited Release Tallawanta Single Vineyard Semillon 2013, Hunter Valley
99 points | Price when tasted $130
The Tallawanta vineyard is best known for sublime shiraz with a 50-year life span, but if the vintage was very good – as in this case – semillon is nipping at its heels. I've decided that this wine is too great to spit out as I write this tasting note. The detail, the balance, the length, the aftertaste ... all perfect. – James Halliday
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More top-rated semillon from the 2024 Companion
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Pepper Tree Wines
Museum Release Limited Release Tallawanta Single Vineyard Semillon 2013
Hunter Valley -
Brokenwood
ILR Reserve Semillon 2017
Hunter Valley -
Mistletoe Wines
Museum Release Reserve Semillon 2009
Hunter Valley -
Tyrrell’s Wines
Vat 1 Winemaker's Selection Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Whispering Brook
Vintage Release Single Vineyard Limited Release Semillon 2017
Hunter Valley -
Audrey Wilkinson
Museum Release The Ridge Reserve Semillon 2010
Hunter Valley -
Audrey Wilkinson
Museum Release The Ridge Semillon 2013
Hunter Valley -
Bimbadgen
Museum Release Signature Semillon 2014
Hunter Valley -
De Iuliis
Aged Release Single Vineyard 2017
Hunter Valley -
First Creek Wines
Museum Release Winemaker's Reserve Semillon 2013
Hunter Valley -
First Creek Wines
Winemaker's Reserve Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Leogate Estate Wines
Museum Release Reserve Semillon 2010
Hunter Valley -
Mount Pleasant
Lovedale Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Pepper Tree Wines
Museum Release Alluvius Single Vineyard Reserve Semillon 2013
Hunter Valley -
Silkman Wines
Reserve Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Thomas Wines
Braemore Cellar Reserve Semillon 2017
Hunter Valley -
Audrey Wilkinson
The Ridge Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Bimbadgen
Museum Release Signature Palmers Lane Semillon 2014
Hunter Valley -
Carillion Wines
Origins Old Grafts Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Charteris Wines
The Bellevue Vineyard Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Coates Wines
Vin d'Or Semillon 2021
Adelaide Hills -
First Creek Wines
Museum Release Murphy Vineyard Semillon 2017
Hunter Valley -
First Creek Wines
Museum Release Winemaker's Reserve Semillon 2017
Hunter Valley -
First Creek Wines
Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
First Creek Wines
Single Vineyard Murphy Vineyard Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Glenguin Estate
Aged Release Glenguin Vineyard Semillon 2017
Hunter Valley -
Keith Tulloch Wine
Latara Vineyard Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Margan Wines
Aged Release Francis John Hunter Valley Semillon 2018
Hunter Valley -
McLeish Estate Wines
Cellar Reserve Semillon 2016
Hunter Valley -
McLeish Estate Wines
Reserve Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Mistletoe Wines
Reserve Semillon 2021
Hunter Valley -
Mount Eyre Vineyards
Honeytree Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Pepper Tree Wines
Single Vineyard Alluvius Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Peter Lehmann
The Master's Collection Margaret Semillon 2016
Barossa -
Silkman Wines
Museum Release Reserve Semillon 2017
Hunter Valley -
Silkman Wines
Single Vineyard Blackberry Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley -
Whispering Brook
Single Vineyard Limited Release Semillon 2022
Hunter Valley
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This is an edited extract from the 2024 Halliday Wine Companion, with reviews by James Halliday, Campbell Mattinson, Dave Brookes, Jane Faulkner, Jeni Port, Mike Bennie, Ned Goodwin MW, Philip Rich and Shanteh Wale. Cover art by Ka Mo.
