Red Knot Classified GSM 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Red Knot Classified GSM 2023.

Red Knot Classified GSM 2023
$17, 14% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.

The Red Knot GSM 2023 is excellent value, so I was keen to see its more expensive sibling, which is what this wine is. Same winery, same blend, same brand, but under at the so-called ‘Classified’ level.

If you’ve got the money to spend, in general the Classified range is worth the extra cash. Here though, I’m not so sure. This wine has punchy red-berried flavour, complemented by clove/peppercorn-like spice notes, and a bit of extra grip to the finish, compared with the ($11) non-Classified version. But you’re pretty much getting the same drinking pleasure from the less expensive option, so personally I’d stick with that, even though this technically is a better wine.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been a respected wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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