Wine Composition
100% Semillon
Winemakers Comments
Winemakers Selection Semillon 2018 is very pale yellow with green hues. It has the aroma of citrus lime and lemongrass, with hints of talc and green apple notes. On the palate is of fresh citrus fruit flavors with green apple notes and hallmark minerality, combining with crisp acidity to deliver freshness and structure.
Award
Bronze Medal - 2018 Hunter Valley Wine Show
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
11.5%
TA
7.49 g/l
pH
2.91
Vintage
The 2018 vintage will be regarded as a great Hunter Valley vintage, with ideal warm growing conditions leading up to vintage. After some spring and early summer rains, the vines were healthy and had plenty of foliage. Very dry and hot summer conditions with temperatures over 40 degrees meant the tannin and flavour profile of the fruit was allowed to fully mature. The 2018 white wines will be full of flavour and highly sought after.
Winemaker
Name - Jeff Byrne, Xanthe Hatcher
Winery
Audrey Wilkinson is one of the most historic and beautiful properties in the Hunter Valley, known for its stunning views and pristine vineyards. It was, in fact, the first vineyard planted in Pokolbin, in 1866. The property was acquired in 2004 by the late Brian Agnew and has been owned and operated by his family since. The wines, made predominantly from estate-grown grapes, are released in three tiers: Audrey Wilkinson Series, Winemakers Selection and Reserve, the latter only available from the cellar door. Exports to the US, Canada, UK, Finland and Czech Republic.
What were his parents thinking? Yet aged only 15 years, with his father having died, Audrey assumed the daunting role of running the family's vineyard. Audrey was blessed with a wonderful sense of taste, and produced some of the finest wines in Australia.
He left this lasting legacy: "It's all about the wine."
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