Mattinson’s BEST VALUE AUSTRALIAN WINE blog
Welcome to Mattinson’s Best Value Australian Wine blog 2024. All the wines discussed here are available for under $25, preferably under $20, preferably closer to $15. I’m not – I should point out – talking about wines that are “good value compared to other similar wines”, even though that’s a legitimate approach. No. This blog is about up-front, low-cost, high value wines that taste genuinely good to genuine lovers of wine.
D’Arenberg The Custodian Grenache 2021: Best Value
D’Arenberg The Custodian Grenache 2021 is the best value wine in the d’Arenberg range this year. Full price is $22 but it can often be found at $17.
Best Value: Kirrihill Regional Series Shiraz 2022
Kirrihill Regional Series Shiraz 2022 is pretty decent value full tote, but it really rocks if you can pick it up on special.
Red Knot GSM 2023: Review
Red Knot McLaren Vale GSM 2023 is “pretty damn good” for a $15 red.
Mount Langi Ghiran Pepper Series Shiraz 2022: Review
Mount Langi Ghiran Pepper Series Shiraz 2022 is meaty and spicy and a bit rough in terms of tannin, but at $16 you feel like you’ve done well.