Monterra Kyalla Baker Shiraz 2022
$25, 14.5% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.
It has three years under its belt but it still feels lively, though the palate here has a subtle softness, which will please many. Black cherry, peppercorn, plum and toast flavours put on a generally convincing show and, importantly, there are no rough edges. This is a decent red wine. 90 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.
