< > Wombat Crossing ‘The Creek Flat’ Hunter Valley Semillon 2010 – 6 bottle case 95 Points YWG 2 Gold Medals Boutique Hunter Valley Vineyard Limited Release $21.00 per bottle 6 bottle case Retail Price: $155.70 Our Price: $126.00 Add to Cart Qty : Add Review Ask a Question Winery: Wombat Crossing Region: Hunter Valley Variety: Semillon Vintage: 2010   Your Wine Guy says:   The 2010 Semillon is a pale straw in colour. The nose displays notes of citrus and a touch of lemon sherbet and these characters follow on to the palate along with flavours of white peach and citrus. Very impressive persisting flavours and the finely structured palate deliver a wine with superb length. Justifiable winner of Gold medals at the Hunter Valley Wine Show 2010 and Hunter Valley Boutique Winemakers Show. 95 Points YWG Drink to 2016+ Winery Information: The Wombat Crossing vineyard itself is a tiny block just off the Hermitage Rd in Pokolbin, down the road a bit from Keith Tulloch’s Wines. Their deliberately limited production runs between 600 – 800 cases per year, with fruit for the wines coming only from this tiny little plot. For those interested, cropping levels are kept on average 3 – 4 tonnes per hectare or under. The owner and vigneron Ian Napier worked for a global consulting group for many years but, as Ian jokingly terms it, “I felt a need to try and vertically integrate my drinking habit into wine production.” Jokes aside, Ian’s passion to only release quality wines has meant he has had the guts and dedication to quality to ensure that Wombat Crossing wines are only be produced in good to outstanding vintages. In order to facilitate this philosophy, Ian purchased the Wombat Crossing vineyard in 2003 that had been established by John Malloch in the early 90’s and then sent himself off to the Hunter Valley TAFE (a very reputable institution for wine knowledge in the area) to learn about viticulture and winemaking so that he could set about improving the processes, infrastructure and vineyard health at the Wombat Crossing Vineyard. Ian now specialises in the management of the vineyard and has used his connection of good friends in the region (including the late Len Evans) to secure outstanding winemakers to produce the Wombat Crossing wines. First came Scott Stephens from Tower Estate. Previous to Ian knocking on the door Tower only made their own wine, but sometimes it’s who you know (Ian’s friend Len Evans was a director at Tower Estate). Now Ian has again pulled off a bit of a coup securing Jeff Byrne at Audrey Wilkinson Wines as his winemaker, and contracted winery, who helped him win his first Gold medal back in 2008 for the Wombat Crossing Individual Vineyard ‘Hermit’s Block’ Shiraz 2006. Jeff and Ian have continued the success winning 2 Gold Medals and being Trophy Runner-Up for Best Semillon at the home of Australian Semillon’s Hunter Valley Wine Show for their Wombat Crossing Individual Vineyard ‘The Creek Flat’ Semillon 2010. The coup I refer to is that Tower Estate and Audrey Wilkinson, under normal circumstances, do not make wine for other people – yet both have been persuaded to make the Wombat Crossing wines. For Ian, and the rest of us, it has paid off for him having some friends in high places.   Wines available in the Wombat Crossing range are: 'The Creek Flat' Semillon 'Malloch's Block' Chardonnay Jump Up Creek Rosé 'Hermit's Block' Shiraz Related Products Moss Wood Margaret River Semillon 2010 – 12 bottle case $599.40 $417.96 More Details...       Similar Products Teusner MC Barossa Valley Vintage Sparkling Shiraz 2005 - 6 bottle case $389.70 $274.38 More Details... St Hallett Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Rosé - 12 bottle case $287.40 $213.48 More Details... Blue Pyrenees Estate Midnight Cuvee Chardonnay Pinot Noir – 6 bottle case $269.70 $187.56 More Details... Skillogalee Clare Valley Basket Pressed Shiraz 2008 - 12 bottle case $479.40 $355.08 More Details... Ok