A classic Hunter Valley Semillon with piercing freshness, citrus drive and legendary ageing pedigree.

Mount Pleasant Semillon 2024 is a pure, precise expression of one of Australia’s most distinctive white wine styles. Picked early to preserve natural acidity and clarity, this wine is all about restraint and line in its youth, light bodied, taut and quietly powerful. It’s a textbook Hunter Valley Semillon that offers immediate refreshment now and extraordinary transformation with time in the cellar.

Halliday Wine Companion - 94 Points

A classically styled, elegant semillon with tremendous flavour bound within a tight, well-crafted structure. Ripe citrus flavours are complemented by sublime freshness and a chiselled acid line. The hand-picked fruit is sourced entirely from estate vineyards. Beautiful in its youth, yet poised to age with grace. Toni Paterson

Tasting Notes

• Aroma: Lemon zest, lime juice and green apple with subtle floral and mineral notes.

• Palate: Bone-dry and delicately framed, showing bright citrus flavours, low weight and vibrant acidity.

• Finish: Long, clean and mouth-watering with lingering citrus and mineral precision.

Serving Suggestions

Serve well chilled at 8–10°C. Excellent on its own now, or allow time in the cellar for classic development.

About the Winery / Region

Mount Pleasant Wines is one of Australia’s most historic and respected wineries, established in 1921 by pioneering winemaker Maurice O’Shea. Located in Pokolbin, Mount Pleasant has played a foundational role in defining the modern reputation of Hunter Valley wine, particularly Semillon.

Hunter Valley Semillon is renowned worldwide for its unique ability to age transforming from a light, citrus driven wine into a complex, toasty, honeyed classic over time. Mount Pleasant’s approach remains faithful to tradition, prioritising early picking, low alcohol style and purity of fruit to create wines of longevity and distinction.

Cellaring Potential

Outstanding ageing credentials. Enjoy now for youthful vibrancy, or cellar confidently until 2040+, where it will develop classic toast, lanolin and honeyed complexity.

Collector’s Note

Mount Pleasant is a Halliday Wine Companion 5-Star Winery, and its Semillon has long been recognised as a benchmark example of the Hunter Valley style, consistently praised for structure, longevity and regional authenticity.

Details

• Winery: Mount Pleasant

• Vintage: 2024

• Variety: Semillon

• Region: Hunter Valley, New South Wales

• Classification: Hunter Valley Semillon