1899 Old Vines Semillon is a white produced by Brokenwood in Hunter Valley, Hunter Valley, Australia. Made from Sémillon. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 1 vintage; members see when it is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: White
Appellation: Hunter Valley
Region: Hunter Valley
Country: Australia
Grapes: Sémillon
Tasting profile
Structure: light-bodied, high acidity, dry
Brokenwood's 1899 Old Vines Semillon comes from a block of Hunter Valley Semillon planted in 1899, among the oldest Semillon vines in the world. It is made in the classic Hunter way, picked early and bottled unoaked at low alcohol. It has an intense, tightly wound core of lime and lemon over a stony line, with racy acidity. It is a long-term wine that unfolds into toast, honey and lanolin over fifteen years or more.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Hunter Valley, Australia
Hunter Valley lies in New South Wales, north of Sydney, and is the oldest continuously producing wine region in Australia.
Sémillon
Sémillon is a white grape from Bordeaux in France, famous as the backbone of the world's greatest sweet wines and an increasingly respected component of fine dry whites.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is 1899 Old Vines Semillon from?
1899 Old Vines Semillon is produced by Brokenwood in Hunter Valley, Hunter Valley, Australia.
What grapes are in 1899 Old Vines Semillon?
1899 Old Vines Semillon is made from Sémillon.