Sweet nothings: Australia’s Top 20 Moscatos
Moscato’s defining characteristic, according to world sparkling expert Tyson Stelzer, is its price.
“Above all else, Moscato should be cheap”, he says in his Australian Sparkling Report. “Let’s face it, if you’re after a sweet, grapey, bubbly hit, you’re hardly looking for a profound drinking experience and you’re not about to break the bank.”
We’re not about to argue with a man who is more at home with bottles of champagne worth thousands of dollars each. But, even with expectations as low as these, we still think you might as well buy the best you can for the few shekels you’ll pay in this category.
Happily for Tyson – and for everyone else – our top pick is also the cheapest of our Top Six at just $7.50 a bottle. And the rest average just $11. This will be the cheapest list we publish this year.
Here’s our list of the Top 20 Moscatos in Australia from the 27,000 wine scores we’ve classified to date this year:
| 1 | DeBortoli Wines Sacred Hill Moscato 2017 |
| 2 | Jacob’s Creek Sparkling Moscato NV |
| 3 | DeBortoli Wines La Bossa Pink Moscato 2017 |
| 4 | Jacob’s Creek Twin Picking Pinot Grigio With A Dash Of Moscato Bianco 2016 |
| 5 | De Bortoli Wines Emeri Pink Moscato NV |
| 6 | Grant Burge Wines Moscato NV |
| 7 | Jacob’s Creek Classic Moscato 2016 |
| 8 | Trentham Estate The Family Moscato 2017 |
| 9 | Wingara Wine Group Sparkling Moscato NV |
| 10 | Brown Brothers Sparkling Moscato Rosa NV |
| 11 | Azahara Sparkling Moscato NV |
| 12 | Jacob’s Creek Sparkling Moscato Rose NV |
| 13 | Brown Brothers Moscato Rosa 2016 |
| 14 | Brown Brothers Sparkling Moscato NV |
| 15 | Trentham Estate The Family Moscato 2016 |
| 16 | Warburn Estate Gossips Moscato 2017 |
| 17 | Warburn Estate Rumours Moscato 2017 |
| 18 | Queen Adelaide Moscato 2017 |
| 19 | Red Peak Moscato 2016 |
| 20 | McGuigan Black Label Moscato 2017 |