The Winery Brokenwood of Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud | Winedexer

Winery Brokenwood
The winery offers 95 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 73 of the estates of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
It is located in Hunter Valley in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
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The Winery Brokenwood is one of the world's great estates. It offers 95 wines for sale in of Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Brokenwood wines

Looking for the best Winery Brokenwood wines in Hunter Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Brokenwood wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Brokenwood wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Brokenwood

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Brokenwood

How Winery Brokenwood wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of lasagne with two salmons, pike quenelles with lobster bisque sauce or grandma's cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Brokenwood

On the nose the white wine of Winery Brokenwood. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, smoke or apples and sometimes also flavors of green apple, lime or minerality. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Brokenwood. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Brokenwood

  • 2006With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.89/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Brokenwood.

  • Sémillon
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Viognier
  • Pinot Gris

Discovering the wine region of Hunter Valley

Cradle of Australian viticulture (1825), 160 km north of Sydney. World signature: dry low-alcohol Sémillon (10-11°) with fresh citrus notes in youth, evolving after 10-15 years to candied lemon, toast, honey and beeswax, spectacular ageing. Medium-bodied "Hunter style" Shiraz, supple and earthy (leather, plum, sweet spices), capable of decades. Also Chardonnay and Verdelho.

Humid subtropical climate.

The top red wines of Winery Brokenwood

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Brokenwood

How Winery Brokenwood wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef mironton, quick couscous or mixed paella valenciana.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Brokenwood

On the nose the red wine of Winery Brokenwood. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Brokenwood. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Brokenwood

  • 2001With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.38/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Brokenwood.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Brokenwood

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Brokenwood

How Winery Brokenwood wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of moroccan style veal brochette, cabbage casserole or duck breast with pepper sauce.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Brokenwood

  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Brokenwood.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Fermentation

The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.

The top pink wines of Winery Brokenwood

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Brokenwood

How Winery Brokenwood wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, chakchouka or thai basil chicken.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Brokenwood

  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Brokenwood.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

The top sweet wines of Winery Brokenwood

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Brokenwood

How Winery Brokenwood wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of tartiflette with smoked salmon, garlic shrimp or yoghurt cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Brokenwood

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Brokenwood. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Brokenwood

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Brokenwood.

  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Stopper (taste of)

A defect in the wine reminiscent of the smell and taste of mouldy cork.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Brokenwood

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Brokenwood

How Winery Brokenwood wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Brokenwood

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Brokenwood. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Brokenwood

  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Brokenwood.

  • Palomino
  • Verdelho
  • Tinta Madeira

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

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Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.