Riggs & Wiggs Stanleigh Park Semillon 2025 is The Real Review’s Buy of the Week AU
The Hunter Valley Semillon earned 94 points, 4 stars, Top Rank and Top Value recognition from The Real Review.
Selection and ranking
On 27 October 2026, The Real Review featured Riggs & Wiggs Stanleigh Park Semillon 2025 as its Buy of the Week AU. The Hunter Valley wine, priced at AUD 28, received 94 points and 4 stars. It placed 8th among 40 Hunter Valley Semillons from the 2025 vintage and was awarded both Top Rank and Top Value.1
People and vineyard
Peter Wiggs and Iain Riggs are behind the new Hunter Valley brand. Its vineyard on Wilderness Road in Lovedale was planted in the mid-1980s on very deep loam soil.1
Tasting assessment
The review highlights the wine’s fine flavour and excellent balance, qualities that make it suitable both for drinking young and for cellaring. Pale in colour, it has a restrained yet notably fresh, clean and bright nose, with straw, lemon and nettle taking the place of green grass or pea shoots. The palate combines brightness and crisp intensity with incisive acidity that remains soft and balanced rather than hard.1
Serving and availability
The screwcap wine has 11% alcohol and a recommended drinking window from 2027 to 2040. Vegetable terrine is the suggested food pairing, and Riggs & Wiggs Wines is listed as the stockist.1
Sources
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