95 Points | Top 100 Wines – James Halliday

Mike De Iuliis, and the namesake winery his parents founded, has been considered one of the “new guard” of Hunter Valley excellence. With exceptional vineyard holdings and a modern winery, Mike has made De Iuliis one of the highest regarded wineries in the region. The wines are classic yet contemporary: age-worthy, elegant, refined and pure.

The Hunter Valley is renowned for producing some of the best Semillon in the world. This 2023 De Iuliis Hunter Valley Semillon offers all the classic Hunter Semillon notes; fresh, lifted citrus aromas, a crisp lively palate that’s supported by a good clean line of acid. A remarkable value wine that offering delicious drinking in its youth, this is likely to age into something quite remarkable.

“95 Points. The moody Hunter weather threatened, but the rain stopped, the soil allowed harvesters onto the vines – and the quality of this super-expressive lemon, apple and lanolin fruit had its life to live, and transformed itself from chrysalis to resplendent butterfly. $30. 11% alc. Drink to 2043”- James Halliday, Top 100 Wines 2023.