Winemakers Comments

Hunter Valley Semillon is one of the world's most uniquely regional wine styles. The 52-year-old Braemore vineyard (planted 1969) is situated on the sandy alluvial flats of Hermitage Road, Pokolbin, and consistently produces Semillon featuring freshness, vibrancy, and remarkable longevity.

This wine is not like that at all. It's the same, but different.....

Introducing the fifth vintage installment of Thomas Wines “Like a Version” Braemore Semillon, which each year has been made by a guest winemaker given a simple brief to produce a left field/cover version of our more classically styled Braemore Semillon. Essentially, it’s an exploration into the world of minimal input ‘natural’ wacky wines using grapes from one of the Hunter Valley’s most iconic Semillon vineyards.

The 2024 vintage release is the second collaboration between winemakers Daniel Thomas (Thomas Wines) and Reid Bosward (Bosward Wines - Barossa Valley) who together, have produced another intriguing 'cover version' Braemore Semillon.

Fruit from our second-last pick of Braemore was whole-bunch pressed straight to tank for overnight settling. With no enzyme addition to aid in settling, some solids remained in suspension when the juice was racked to 7-year-old French oak barriques (225L) for a relatively warm and fast fermenation. The wine remained in oak for the next four months with weekly stirring of the yeast lees. 

Tasting this wine alongside our 2024 Braemore Semillon provides an absolutely compelling comparison.
The 2024 "Like a Version" is definitely a riper, more open and textural expression than our classically shaped Braemore.

With the reduced crop levels in 2024, only 85 dozen bottled.

Tasting Notes

Bright medium lemon green colour with an enticing nose of citrussy lime zest, kiwi fruit and nashi pear. The palate is intense, and bone dry with immediate flavours of granny smith apple, yuzu juice and star fruit with hints of lemon shortbread in the background. There is a savory texture to the Like a Version with soft yet refreshing acidity and a long finish with a whisper of steel-cut oats from time on lees in barrel.

Drink now to 2026

Bottled  7th August 2024
Production 85 dozen
Alcohol 12.9%