{"product_id":"2019-brokenwood-ilr-reserve-semillon","title":"2019 Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eILR stands for Iain Leslie Riggs - Brokenwood's long-serving winemaker and one of the Hunter Valley's most important figures. The wine named after him is only made in the best years, always from a single vineyard, and always held back until it's ready to talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 2019 comes from the Trevena Vineyard on Hermitage Road, where vines planted in 1926 are still producing fruit of remarkable concentration. It was a hot, dry year - only three days under 30 degrees in January - which gave the wine a generosity and depth that sets it apart from cooler vintages. No oak, no malolactic, just stainless steel and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNow at seven years of age, it's hitting a beautiful stride. Toast, lemon curd and brioche are starting to emerge, but there's still plenty of that lively lime juice and fine, bright acidity underneath - the backbone that will carry this wine for another two decades without breaking a sweat. Expansive, layered and unmistakably Hunter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is one of the great Australian white wines. Drink a bottle now to see where it's at. Protect the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This iconic wine delivers power, length and intensity, with a weighty, expansive palate and remarkable complexity that set it apart.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Toni Paterson (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Everything is impeccably balanced and we can expect this wine to provide pleasure for at least another twenty years. Stunning.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Ken Gargett (Wine Pilot)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Powerful yet supple; age has softened edges without losing intensity.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Stuart Knox (The Real Review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the whole package and in a beautifully expressive time of its life, albeit still with a long future ahead.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Shanteh Wale (Wine Pilot)\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Brokenwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45168824090667,"sku":"2019 Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon","price":109.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2018BrokenwoodILRReserveSemillon_bf788ecd-267f-4948-ade6-7d3ca2c7446f.png?v=1790210771","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2019-brokenwood-ilr-reserve-semillon","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}