Moppity Atrius Shiraz 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Campbell Mattinson's review of Moppity Atrius Shiraz 2022

Moppity Atrius Shiraz 2022
$35, 13.5% alcohol, screwcap, Canberra/Murrumbateman.

If you ever wanted to prove to someone that Hilltops shiraz can be a truly beautiful thing, then this wine would be the perfect vehicle. It’s a pretty damn gorgeous wine. It’s floral, it’s spicy, it’s nutty and it’s cherried, the latter in both the black and red berried forms. Mostly though this wine is just plain delicious, or as delicious as a dry red wine can be. On the finish it ties all this goodness together with fine-grained-but-assertive tannin, which is a nice touch, though the aftertaste then adds licorice characters as a kind of encore. This is fancy shiraz at a better-than-fair price. Personally, I think it’s brilliant. 94 points.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, founder of The Winefront and mattinson, and former chief editor of Halliday.

When you pick up a wine book and see thousands of top-scoring wines, it’s hard to know which wine to choose. Mattinson guides you through this maze, giving you an honest view of the best Australian wines, the best wine stories, the best wine producers, the best value wines and simply, the best tasting wines. Importantly, Mattinson will tell you about the top-rated wines and also about the underrated wines. In short, Mattinson knows Australian wines inside and out.

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