Wind River Shiraz 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Wind River Shiraz 2022.

Wind River Shiraz 2022
$24, screwcap, Adelaide Hills.

This red wine has been beautifully grown and made. It’s medium-bodied in the best of ways, it’s ripe but not overdone, it shows elements of complexity but it’s not taxing in any way. The end result is a wine that’s good for a glass, and for another one; it’s not a one glass or one sip pony. It tastes of red- and black-berried fruits and woodsy spices; it feels svelte in the mouth; and every mouthful feels satisfying. Yes please. 92 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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