Schwarz META Mataro 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Schwarz META Mataro 2023.

Schwarz META Mataro 2023
$40, 13.8% alcohol, screwcap, Barossa Valley.

This is a particularly good mataro. It is because it’s fresh and floral and generally complex, and while it has plenty of mid-weight flavour it never feels heavy or in any way overdone. That’s a very good thing. It tastes of red and black berries, orange rind, rose petals, rust and sweet roasted spices, with blood orange notes helping to give it an exotic feel. It’s excellent. It’s dry through the finish and generally well finessed, in a fully satisfying way. 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 highly respected The Winefront site (founded 2002) and Mattinson Photography.

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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