Great sweet wines are sadly scarce in Australia, so much so that this category suffered a brief hiatus last year. We’re proud to reinstate it this year, with six highlights that exemplify a wide diversity of styles, from late harvest riesling, to dried trebbiano, even flor yeast maturation. Sweetness can play a vital role in white wines, especially in cool, acid-driven vintages like 2021. Riesling rightfully dominates this class and takes top honours in Brown Brothers luscious and decadent Noble.
2023 Best Sweet Wine of the Year in Australia
Brown Brothers Patricia Noble Riesling 2019, King Valley
95 points | Price when tasted $36
Year after year, this wine is incredibly consistent in style and quality. Deep golden hues with the scent of dried apricot, orange marmalade, cumquat, orange peel and dried fig. The palate is dense and sticky, beautifully balanced and textural and deliciously layered in concentrated citrus. Stunning! – Jeni Port
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*This is an edited extract from the 2023 Halliday Wine Companion, with reviews by Dave Brookes, Jane Faulkner, Ned Goodwin MW, James Halliday, Erin Larkin, Jeni Port, Philip Rich and chief editor Tyson Stelzer.
