Gundog Estate Indomitus Rutilus 2024

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Gundog Estate Indomitus Rutilus 2024.

Gundog Estate Indomitus Rutilus 2024
$50, 14.5% alcohol, screwcap, Hilltops.

This is a blend of Shiraz (57%), Tempranillo (29%) and Grenache from the Hilltops region of NSW.

Gundog Estate has hit it out of the park with its Indomitus range this year. This is a truly beautiful red wine; each of its component parts feels synergised with the other. It’s medium in weight, fruity through its core, savoury both around the edges and through the finish, and then exceptionally well structured, and sustained, as it closes. This wine could hardly be more impressive. It’s earthen, cherried, light on its feet and wonderfully insistent. It’s a “Must Buy” proposition. 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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