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

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.

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