Brokenwood, ILR Reserve Semillon 2018

"This wine is an unmistakable ILR and is one of the season's highlights. Alluring smoky tones and hints of lanolin adorn the ripe, lemony fruit. The sweet-natured palate is generous, flavoursome and powerful with moreish lemon butter tones. The rate of progression in this wine is driven by the warmth of the '18 season. That said, it is no less lovely, and the upside is that it's ready to drink now, so you won't need to wait years to enjoy it."– Halliday Wine Companion

"The 2018 ILR Reserve Semillon will be released in October 2024 (so, in three months from now). Aromatically, the wine leads with pressed white flowers, wet chalk, white beach sand and crushed shells. This is a beautiful, tightly wound, almost ethereal iteration of this wine. It is quiet, subtle, restrained, magnificent. These characters now will evolve over time to slowly unravel in wisps of toasty flavor. 11% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."– Wine Advocate