Thomas Wines
2024 Thomas Wines Braemore Semillon | Hunter Valley Flagship Semillon
2024 Thomas Wines Braemore Semillon | Hunter Valley Flagship Semillon
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🔥 96 Point Hunter Valley Semillon | One of Australia’s Benchmark White Wines
A breathtakingly pure and precisely structured Hunter Valley single-vineyard Semillon
Extraordinary mineral precision and the piercing acidity, low alcohol and age-worthiness
96 Points – Halliday Wine Companion
Hunter Valley, NSW
$37.50 a bottle
Single Vineyard • Braemore • Semillon • Thomas Wines • Hunter Valley
"Braemore — one of the most celebrated and historic single-vineyard Semillon sites in the Hunter Valley. Andrew Thomas's breathtakingly pure, precisely structured Hunter Valley Semillon — 96 points and one of Australia's most distinctive and age-worthy white wine expressions."
About Hunter Valley Semillon
Hunter Valley Semillon is one of the most distinctive and celebrated wine styles in the world — and uniquely Australian. Picked early at low alcohol (typically 10–11%), with piercing citrus acidity and mineral precision, young Hunter Valley Semillon is vibrant, lean and electric. With age — five, ten, even twenty years — it transforms into something extraordinary: honeyed, toasty complexity, lemon curd and lanolin richness, with the acidity that keeps it fresh for decades. There is nothing else like it in the world.
Tasting Notes
Appearance:
Pale straw with brilliant clarity and hints of green — luminous, pure and inviting.
Aroma:
Pure and precisely structured with:
- citrus zest, green apple and lemongrass
- lime and lemon — electric and precise
- fresh herbs and subtle mineral undertones
- the extraordinary mineral precision and piercing acidity that defines great young Hunter Valley Semillon
Hunter Valley single-vineyard Semillon of world-class aromatic purity — the citrus intensity and mineral precision of the Braemore vineyard delivering Semillon of extraordinary freshness, tension and age-worthiness.
Palate:
Light to medium-bodied with crisp acidity and excellent balance.
Expect layers of:
- lime, lemon and green apple
- lemongrass and fresh herbs
- white pepper and fine mineral backbone
- piercing acidity delivering extraordinary tension, precision and length
The wine delivers citrus purity with mineral precision, combining Andrew Thomas's celebrated winemaking with the Braemore vineyard's extraordinary Hunter Valley terroir and the piercing acidity that defines great young Hunter Valley Semillon.
Finish:
Clean and precise with lingering citrus, lemongrass and the extraordinary mineral precision that defines great Hunter Valley Semillon.
Critical Acclaim
96pts – Halliday Wine Companion
About Thomas Wines Braemore
Thomas Wines is one of the Hunter Valley's most respected and celebrated boutique producers, founded by Andrew Thomas — one of the Hunter Valley's most respected and celebrated winemakers, dedicated to expressing the extraordinary potential of Hunter Valley Semillon through minimal-intervention winemaking of the highest quality. Braemore is one of the most celebrated and historic single-vineyard Semillon sites in the Hunter Valley — a wine of extraordinary purity, mineral precision and age-worthiness. Drink it now for vibrant primary citrus character — or cellar it for the extraordinary honeyed, toasty complexity that only great Hunter Valley Semillon can deliver.
It represents:
- breathtakingly pure Hunter Valley single-vineyard Semillon from one of the region's most respected and celebrated boutique producers
- Andrew Thomas's Braemore expression — one of the most celebrated and historic single-vineyard Semillon sites in the Hunter Valley
- outstanding value for a 96-point, age-worthy Hunter Valley single-vineyard Semillon at $38
Wine Details
- Vintage: 2024
- Variety: Semillon
- Vineyard: Braemore Single Vineyard
- Region: Hunter Valley, NSW
- Producer: Thomas Wines
- Winemaker: Andrew Thomas
- Serving Temperature: 8–12°C
- Cellaring: Drink now – 2044 (will develop extraordinary complexity with age)
Food Pairings
- Fresh oysters and seafood
- Grilled fish with lemon and herbs
- Goat cheese and charcuterie
- Thai and Vietnamese cuisine
- Soft and fresh cheeses
- As an aperitif
Why We Love It
This is breathtakingly pure, precisely structured Hunter Valley single-vineyard Semillon from one of the region's most respected and celebrated boutique producers — one of the world's most distinctive and age-worthy white wine styles.
At $38, it delivers 96-point Halliday quality and a Semillon experience that is genuinely unlike anything else in the world.
Drink now for vibrant primary citrus character — or cellar for the extraordinary honeyed, toasty complexity that only great Hunter Valley Semillon can deliver.
👉 Secure your bottles now — one of the Hunter Valley’s most iconic vineyard wines
