Allegiance Wines Alumni Clare Valley Riesling 2023
$30, 11% alcohol, screwcap, Clare Valley.
Typicality is the key here. This delivers a solid hit of trademark Clare Valley riesling flavour, its lemon and lime characters both clear and pure, its subtle lime-leaf and lemon sorbet notes adding to the all-round refreshing impression. This is a dry wine and a hugely drinkable one. 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.
