Brokenwood Wines, in the heart of the Hunter Valley, can lay claim to not only an iconic vineyard with the Graveyard Vineyard but to the preservation of a wine fraternity that proudly has as its mission statement, 'to make great wine and have fun.' The Hunter Valley is renowned for its dry table wines of Semillon and Shiraz. Brokenwood's production of these is further supported by premium grapes sources 'from all the right regions for all the right reasons' such as Orange, Beechworth and McLaren Vale.

This is an exceptional Graveyard. Subtly complex and detailed from the very first smell, offering blackberries with spice-laced, cedary oak, violets and blueberries. The palate has such composed, rich and concentrated blueberry and blackberry flavors. But the freshness of this 2019 vintage is the thing that really sets it apart. Long, seamless and intense. Date: Jan 2021; Rating: 99 Points; James Suckling

A stellar wine boasting an intensity of flavour, palate-staining levels of extract and a forensic precision to the tannins that forces one to swish the wine about the mouth while chewing every ounce of nourishment from it. Subdued at first, before 2019's ripe kit of black cherry melds with lilac florals and a long trail of pepper, Indian spice mix and charcuterie flavours. A venerable wine in the making. Date: Dec 2020; Alcohol: 13.5%; Price: $350.00; Drink by: 2034; Rating: 96 Points; Ned Goodwin MW; James Halliday Wine Companion