2024 Thomas Wines Braemore Semillon

One of the Hunter Valley's most loved Semillons, a great each-way bet for drinking or cellaring.
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Sourced from the esteemed Braemore vineyard, this Semillon from Hunter legend Andrew Thomas showcases the freshness, vibrancy, and longevity that define the region’s finest white wines.

The 54-year-old Braemore vineyard, situated on Hermitage Road, Pokolbin, consistently delivers world-class fruit. Despite a wet growing season, the cooler conditions led to a later harvest, ensuring the grapes reached full ripeness. Handpicked and whole-bunch pressed, the fruit underwent fermentation with a neutral yeast to enhance varietal purity. A brief rest on yeast lees added depth to the final wine.

The nose bursts with tropical notes and lime zest, while the palate is vibrant with citrus and succulent fruit purity. A razor-sharp acidity provides impeccable balance, making it delightful to enjoy now or to cellar for 5-15+ years.

The 2023 Braemore Semillon is a stellar example of why this vineyard and winemaker are legendary in the Hunter Valley.  Outstanding value for one of the region's best!

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    Cheryl Y.
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    2022 Thomas Braemore Semillon
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    A great Hunter Valley wine

    We buy this every season and are very pleased it is back after the fires in 2020. Very reliable wine.

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Winemaker's Comments
Hunter Valley Semillon is one of the world's most uniquely regional wine styles. The 55 year old Braemore vineyard (planted 1969) is situated on the sandy alluvial flats of Hermitage Road, Pokolbin, and consistently produces Semillon featuring freshness, vibrancy, and remarkable longevity. This wine has achieved an enviable reputation over the years as being one of the finest examples of classic Hunter Valley Semillon.

The 2024 vintage was eagerly anticpated, as it is Thomas Wines 25th consectutive vintage bottling from this iconic vineyard site.

After three years of relatively wet La Nina conditions, the rain certainly eased off from January 2023 right through to the 2024 harvest. We do often experience some windy conditions during August and September in the Hunter Valley, and unfortunately this year the timing of those winds conicided with the flowering period and fruit set for the upcoming vintage. This, together with the vines 'resting' after a couple of relatively high yielding vintages led to a 40% crop reduction on the Braemore vineyard in 2024.

The lower crop, and very dry and warm to hot conditions during January, led to one of the earliest and fastest vintages I have experience in my nearly 40 years of making wine in the Hunter Valley. Sugar levels, which provide an indication of the ripeness of the grapes seemed to suge ahead of phenolgoical fruit and flavour ripeness, so it was a matter of 'holding our nerve' and letting the fruit get to a level where the flavour/acid balance were in the zone rgardless of sugar/potential alcohol level.

We started picking the Braemore vineyard on Tuesday the 23rd of January, and it was evident that the whole vineyard was ripening very quickly and evenly so it was a mad rush to get all the fruit off the vine as qucikly as possible.We managed to harvest the whole vineyard in just 4 days.

The hand-picked fruit was run across our state-of-the-art vibrating sorting table to ensure that only the absolute highest quality bunches get through to the press. The grapes are then whole-bunch pressed to minimise phenolics, and fermented with our specially selected neutral yeast to enhance the varietal purity. At the completion of the fermentation, the wine spent four weeks resting on its yeast lees prior to preparing for bottling.

Whilst this vinatge has probably the highest alcohol level we've seen over the last 25 years, stylistically the 2024 Braemore has a wonderful generosity of fruit whilst maintaining its classic shape with impeccable purity and precision. The internal concentration and intensity/energy are always a hallmark of this pedigree vineyard, and the 2024 edition is certainly a wine that will provide great current drinking pleasure as well as being an absolute belter for the cellar.

Tasting Notes
Sourced from one of the Hunter Valley’s most celebrated Semillon vineyards, this wine is star bright pale lemon with a vibrant green hue. The nose is expressive and enticing with classic fresh citrus, apple and starfruit notes with hints of borage flowers and wet river stones. The palate is immediately approachable with a crisp acid around a core of Tahitian lime, yuzu, granny smith apple fruits with notes of chamomile, lemon sorbet and wilted herbs. The 2024 Braemore is classically shaped yet intense and flavoursome with excellent length and purity of fruit.
The mouth-watering acidity provides impeccable balance and precision ensuring the wine can be enjoyed as a youngster, or cellared for 5 – 15+ years

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Light Bodied
Variety Semillon
Country Australia
Region Hunter Valley
Australian State NSW
Alcohol 12%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
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Thomas Wines

Andrew Thomas is a modern-day legend in the Hunter Valley, crafting some of the region's greatest wines for over three decades. His personal label is regarded as a benchmark winery, with a focus on premium Shiraz and Semillon— the Hunter Valley's hero varieties. Thomas has access to some of the region’s best vineyards, allowing him to create wines that truly capture the essence of the Hunter.

Originally from McLaren Vale, Thommo moved to the Hunter Valley to join the winemaking team at Tyrrell's Wines. After 13 years, he ventured out to develop his own label, making single-vineyard wines that highlight the subtle differences between Hunter’s subregions.

Thomas Wines is known for its classic Hunter Valley Shiraz and Semillon, but it also occasionally explores innovative styles without compromising on value. The white wines are delicate and cellar-worthy, while the reds are full-bodied and classic in the best sense of the word, making them one of the benchmarks for modern Hunter Shiraz.

A mentor to much of the next generation of Hunter producers, if you want to try the essence of the Hunter Valley, Thommo's wines are a must-try.

The Thomas Wines Braemore Vineyard Hunter Valley, NSW Thomas Wines

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