2025 Thomas Wines O.C. Semillon, Hunter Valley

A more assertive style of semillon, sourced from a mature vineyard on Oakey Creek Road. The mid-palate is rounded and generous, with punchy, well-defined acidity. Firmly in the lime register, it delivers intense flavour and a clean, bracing finish. Drink to 2030.

95 points & Special Value Toni Paterson for Halliday Wine Companion, March 2026 

Ultra pale lemon. Lemon sherbet and crushed oyster shell aromas. Tight and tense, lemon juice, zest and chalky minerality driven by firm acidity. Long and crisp with a refreshing finish. Drink to 2038.

92 points Stuart Knox for The Real Review, January 2026

Thomas Wines was established in 1997 by winemaker and Tyrrell’s alumnus Andrew Thomas in 1997. Today, eldest son Dan works along his father, their focus remaining firmly on premium Hunter Valley Semillon and Shiraz.

The source for the OC Semillon, the low-yielding Oakey Creek Vineyard in southern-central Pokolbin, was planted in 1976 on a sandy/loam strip along Oakey Creek Road. After many years making ripe and generous Semillon from this site, Andrew Thomas realised this patch of shallow dirt was far more suited to creating a more classic Hunter Valley Semillon style. He has not looked back. Stylistically, Thommo sees this wine as having the purest and most precise expression with a bright, long line of acidity.

This bolts straight out the gate with classic Hunter Semillon character; tangy citrus, touches of gentle green tropicals, a steely mineral vein and a whisper of freshly cut grass. It’s a linear and focused wine, full of energy, a lovely phenolic nip and bracing acidity. Delicious, well-textured and tangy, just add your seafood of choice with a squeeze of lemon.