Gundog Estate Indomitus Albus 2025

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Gundog Estate Indomitus Albus 2025.

Gundog Estate Indomitus Albus 2025
$40, 10.5% alcohol, screwcap, Hunter Valley.

The 2025 Gundog Estate Indomitus Albus is made with 100% Hunter Valley semillon. It’s fermented in both stainless steel tank and in barrel, and a portion is left on skins for an extended period (175 days).

This is a powerful white wine wrapped inside a delicate visage. It’s an extraordinary example of winemaking sleight of hand. It tastes of lemon, tonic water, brine, chamomile, chalk and smoked white flowers, though there’s a certain umami aspect to the wine as well. Everything here feels exquisitely well finessed but then there’s a body of flavour on show too. In the end it’s all just wow. 95+ 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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