Riggs & Wiggs 'Mangerton' Block 1 Semillon 2024

Semillon, the traditional white grape of the Hunter Valley, was first planted at Mangerton Vineyard by Alfred Wilkinson and his eldest son, Charles, in 1866. Max Drayton replanted in 1978 using cuttings from the 1899 Semillon vines on Oakey Creek Road.

Block 1 is on a south facing, clay loam slope. Bright green/yellow colour, with lime and tropical fruit flavours. Perfect for long term cellaring.

An outstanding Sydney Harbour lunch with Yamba king prawns & avocardo. Pretty hard to beat. Brimming with youthful energy. Aromatic with an array of tropical fruit, waxy citrus and surprisingly generousity in the mouth. Underneath a coiled spring of acidity. Drink or cellar up to 10 years.  Ian Cook - FWC

The Mangerton vineyard neighbours the Cote, an old Wilkinson block restored in the 1970s. Block One faces south on clay loams. This is a semillon of real presence and punch. Lime pith and leaf, some snapped twig. Lemon zest, dry straw and burlap. Great now, greater in a decade. 95 pts, Nick Ryan, The Australian Wine Magazine