Moppity Block C11B Gewurztraminer 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Moppity Gewurztraminer Block C11B 2023

Moppity Block C11B Gewurztraminer 2023
$45, 12.5% alcohol, screwcap, Tumbarumba.

They only made 117 dozen of this and so, given its quality, that pretty much means that every bottle is precious. This is a sizzling gewurztraminer, full of personality and yet in no way overdone, or OTT, or oily, and anything of the like. Even the aroma seems restrained, unusual for the variety, though it smells floral enough, and the palate is then a dry, slatey, characterful powerhouse, with lime, lychee, gravel and riverstone characters running throughout, and lemon myrtle notes rising as it breathes. This is a wine that would soar with food. It’s a keen, dry, persistent, sophisticated white with pebbles, lemons and floral characters delivered confidently throughout. 94 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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