Faustino Rivera Ulecia Rosado 2023
$25, 13% alcohol, screwcap, Rioja (Spain)
This is mouthwatering and more-ish, as all rosé should be, but it also has some substance to its flavours, which is a very pleasing development. Red cherries, orange blossoms, earthen spice notes and a mix of both strawberries and redcurrant flavours. It feels crisp but and refreshing but it has some extras. It’s a lovely drink, full stop. 92 points.
Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.
Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.
