Year after year De Iuliis' early released Semillon is one of the Hunter Valley's true bargains.
We love Mike De Iuliis' classy range of wines and it's great to see such good value from the Hunter. Where some of Mike's more premium Semillon releases are built for contemplation over several years in the cellar, this wine is built for contemplation over several seconds in your glass.
Light, fruit-driven and utterly loveable, this is Hunter Semillon made for drinking, not thinking.
92 points
"Intense preserved lemon and grapefruit flavours entwined with a spirited core of acidity. Concentrated ripe lemon flavours dominate the mid-palate, while a gently spicy phenolic frame adds to the wine's bold character. The wine benefits from some air on opening."
- Toni Paterson (Halliday Wine Companion)