Mattinson review of Curtis Family Vineyards Small Batch Durif 2025.

Mattinson review of Allegiance Wines Alumni Clare Valley Riesling 2025.

The bottle of pinot noir you always hope to encounter: frisky and sure-footed, nervy and composed, fruit and mineral in balance. A ripping Tasmanian release. 95 points.

So good you want to dive in and swim for the horizon. Plums, redcurrant, orange rind, licorice and ozone in a McLaren Vale grenache that Skye Salter and Charlie Seppelt should be proud of. 96 points.

Campbell Mattinson calls Garagiste Le Stagiaire Pinot Noir 2025, from the Mornington Peninsula, "a definite buy".

Flinty and flat-out good: white peach, lactose, pear and struck match charging through a palate that's powerful without being heavy, and sensationally long. Top-quality Lenswood chardonnay, 96 points.

"This is what wine is all about." Campbell Mattinson's 95-point review of Mount Pleasant Mountain A 2024, from 1965-planted Hunter Valley vines.

“It’s gutsy, warm and svelte all at once.” Mattinson’s review of Curtis Family Vineyards Cavaliere Shiraz 2022.

“This medium-weight merlot from Beechworth is drinking well now.” Mattinson’s review of Star Lane Winery Merlot 2022.

“There’s a warmth to the palate here but plenty of flavour to go with it..” Mattinson’s review of Enigma McLaren Vale Shiraz 2024.

“This is not your standard pinot gris,” Mattinson says of Star Lane Pinot Gris 2025.

Mattinson review of Star Lane Chardonnay 2025, from Beechworth in north-east Victoria.

Mattinson reviews Reschke Botrytis Late Picked Sauvignon Blanc 2010 – drinking remarkably well for its age.

Mattinson review of Reschke Bos Cabernet Sauvignon 2017.

"This is one hell of a wine, all told. It’s big and it’s beautiful." Campbell Mattinson comments on an intense 95-point shiraz from McLaren Vale.

"This is seriously good." Campbell Mattinson's 96-point review of Elanto Chardonnay 2024, from one of Australia's most densely planted vineyards.

“When I wrote the piece on Bicknell’s departure from Oakridge recently, it smashed site-traffic records here. It did for a reason." — Campbell Mattinson's 96-point review of Bicknell FC Applecross Chardonnay 2025.

“It lilts and lifts its way through your mouth, rather than acting with brute force. It’s a pleasure to drink, as a result.” Mattinson on Pokolbin Vintners Pokolbin Mountain Dry Red 2025.

“The purity of this wine is quite something. The flow. The way it carries you along.” Mattinson on the Pokolbin Vintners Pokolbin Mountain Dry Red 2024.

“This is not a big wine, and nor does it need to be. But it is a truly beautiful wine, start to finish.” – Mattinson on the Pokolbin Vintners Pokolbin Mountain Dry Red 2023.