Gundog Estate M Burton Riesling 2025

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Gundog Estate M Burton Riesling 2025.

Gundog Estate M Burton Riesling 2025
$50, 10.5% alcohol, screwcap, Canberra.

Single site riesling, small production (90 dozen), fermented in old oak and left on lees for 12 months.

This wine was worth the extra effort, and is worth tracking down. It has excellent fruit intensity but it’s the elegance of the palate that really defines it. It feels soft, direct and lengthy; it tastes of citrus, slate and flowery herbs; the flavour and texture keep carrying on long after they had the right to stop. In fact the word texture should be underlined here, because this wine has more feel to it than you might expect, and this aspect works as an absolute positive. Beautiful riesling. 94+ 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 both The Winefront site (founded in 2002, and the home of Australia’s best Australian wine reviews) and Mattinson Photography.

Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer 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 national 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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