Haselgrove Switch GSM 2023
$40, 14.5% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.
They’ve done well here. The balance of texture and flavour is spot on; the harmony of oak and fruit likewise; so too the combination of smoothness and structure. Red berried fruits mingle with cream, cloves, earth, saltbush and musk. It’s nicely done, start to finish, and drinks (very) well as a result. 92 points.
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.
