Briar Ridge Hunter Valley Fiano 2026
AU$40, 13% alcohol, screwcap, Hunter Valley.
What a deliciously juicy white wine this is. It ticks all the boxes. It offers pear, citrus, wax and pear flavours; it offers plenty without being overbearing; there’s a classiness to both the texture and to the finish; and it maintains a refreshing feel throughout. It’s bang on.
93 points – Campbell Mattinson.
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.
