Russell & Suitor Arthur's Shadow Pinot Gris 2026
AU$35, 13% alcohol, screwcap, Tasmania.
You get that extra kick and that extra intensity. This is a Pinot Gris that will not go unnoticed. It tastes of lime, lychee, preserved lemons, blackcurrant bud and musk, with sweet spice notes threaded throughout as well. It charges at you and lights up your palate. It will only get better, as it matures in the bottle, over the next couple of years, too.
93 points – Campbell Mattinson.
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.
Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.
