Mattinson Wine Reviews.
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Star Lane Pinot Gris 2025
“This is not your standard pinot gris,” Mattinson says of Star Lane Pinot Gris 2025.
Star Lane Chardonnay 2025
Mattinson review of Star Lane Chardonnay 2025, from Beechworth in north-east Victoria.
Reschke Botrytis Late Picked Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Mattinson reviews Reschke Botrytis Late Picked Sauvignon Blanc 2010 – drinking remarkably well for its age.
Reschke Bos Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Mattinson review of Reschke Bos Cabernet Sauvignon 2017.
Ulithorne Frux Frugis Shiraz 2021
"This is one hell of a wine, all told. It’s big and it’s beautiful." Campbell Mattinson comments on an intense 95-point shiraz from McLaren Vale.
Elanto Chardonnay 2024
"This is seriously good." Campbell Mattinson's 96-point review of Elanto Chardonnay 2024, from one of Australia's most densely planted vineyards.
Bicknell FC Applecross Chardonnay 2025
“When I wrote the piece on Bicknell’s departure from Oakridge recently, it smashed site-traffic records here. It did for a reason." — Campbell Mattinson's 96-point review of Bicknell FC Applecross Chardonnay 2025.
Pokolbin Vintners Pokolbin Mountain Dry Red 2025
“It lilts and lifts its way through your mouth, rather than acting with brute force. It’s a pleasure to drink, as a result.” Mattinson on Pokolbin Vintners Pokolbin Mountain Dry Red 2025.
Pokolbin Vintners Pokolbin Mountain Dry Red 2024
“The purity of this wine is quite something. The flow. The way it carries you along.” Mattinson on the Pokolbin Vintners Pokolbin Mountain Dry Red 2024.
Pokolbin Vintners Pokolbin Mountain Dry Red 2023
“This is not a big wine, and nor does it need to be. But it is a truly beautiful wine, start to finish.” – Mattinson on the Pokolbin Vintners Pokolbin Mountain Dry Red 2023.
Balhannah Wines Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Mattinson review of Balhannah Wines Sauvignon Blanc 2025.
Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2024
"So neat, so wild, so powerful and so refined." Campbell Mattinson's 97-point review of Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2024.
Penfolds Grange Shiraz 2022
The 75th-anniversary Grange is a cooler-vintage wine — more 1999 than 1998 — with length and tannin to burn, and a $1000 price that hasn't moved in five years. The full review, and the score.
Riposte Peacemaker Pinot Noir 2025
"It's satisfying and more." Campbell Mattinson's 92-point review of Riposte Peacemaker Pinot Noir 2025, from the Adelaide Hills.
Giant Steps Applejack Chardonnay 2025
"A party in a suit, waiting for the formalities to be over." Campbell Mattinson's 96-point review of Giant Steps Applejack Chardonnay 2025.
Salo Chardonnay 2025
"Pure, liquid gorgeousness." Campbell Mattinson's 96-point review of Salo Chardonnay 2025, from Steve Flamsteed and Dave Mackintosh.
Penfolds Rare 50 Year Old Tawny Series 9
"Toffee apples and all the rest." Campbell Mattinson's 99-point review of Penfolds Rare 50 Year Old Tawny, Series 9 — blended in part from 1915.
Ansted & Osicka Balgownie 1970 Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2025
"We should be laying down in front of the tractors." Campbell Mattinson on the final vintage of the 1970 Ansted & Osicka Balgownie Cabernet.
Paul Osicka Heathcote Grenache 2025
Mattinson review of Paul Osicka Heathcote Grenache 2025.