Briar Ridge Hunter Valley Albariño 2024
- 93
- $40
- Drink by: 2024-2030
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Albariño and the Hunter Valley were made for each other. Both are capable of undermining a drinker’s perceptions and expectations. The sunny side of Albariño which we often see, has been transformed with an added touch of savouriness that excites; that hint of beeswax, the suggestion of tangerine peel is alluring. This is a wine of quiet richness, nothing too loud but beautifully expressive of the grape and the region in honeysuckle, nectarine and spiced apple scents. Textural and compact on the palate, it brings more stone fruits into play with citrus, grapefruit pith and a light savouriness. The grape is looking mighty comfortable in its new home.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
