Gapsted Estate Reserve Magnum Saperavi 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Gapsted Estate Reserve Magnum Saperavi 2022.

Gapsted Estate Reserve Magnum Saperavi 2022
$200, 14.8% alcohol, screwcap, Alpine Valleys.

This is a rich red wine with a mountain of structure. It’s from the mountain district of north-east Victoria so that seems fitting. Redcurrant, boysenberry, tobacco, smoked herbs and pepper-like notes create plenty of flavour and along with it, plenty of interest. Stash this away and, in time, it will put on quite a show. It’s a quality wine but it’s also different – in a good way – in its flavours and feel. In magnum, it will live for 15 or 20 years, or even longer. 93+ 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 a respected 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 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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