Knappstein Clare Valley Riesling 2025

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Knappstein Clare Valley Riesling 2025.

Knappstein Clare Valley Riesling 2025
$25, 11% alcohol, screwcap, Clare Valley.

There’s a soft, fruit-driven, fleshy aspect to this young Clare Valley riesling but there’s also a clear drive of acidity. It’s both refreshing and flavoursome, with lime leaf and lime juice flavours lightened by notes of white flowers and lemonade. You’d reckon that this wine will age but there’s no good reason to wait; grab some fish (and chips) and hook into this, and it’s happy days. 90 points.

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 an independent 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, who is 100% independent, 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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