Red Wine
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Patrick Eckel
June 15, 2025
Inky and vibrant, blackberry and black‑cherry aromas with graphite and cedar. Poised palate of pure blackberry, fine yet impactful tannins and taut acidity; hint of dark‑chocolate oak; long, cellaring length....
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Patrick Eckel
January 07, 2025
A darker hue in the glass when compared to Shiraz No. 2. The nose has a floral red cherry character to it, but also deeper set impact of plum....
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Patrick Eckel
January 07, 2025
A medium red in colour with lifted aromatics of floral plum and red cherry; the plate has delicously generous red cherry fruit that has a fruit sweetness to it...
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Patrick Eckel
January 07, 2025
A medium red in colour, with a nose that opens up a touch reductive before clove, cured meat and pepper sit atop of black cherry and plum fruit. The...
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Patrick Eckel
January 07, 2025
The Gumboot clone, as legend goes it came from the DRC vineyard in Burgundy. This is the most impactful and complete of the clone series from Sidewood, a delicious...
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Patrick Eckel
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January 07, 2025
I look forward to tasting the single clone releases each year, it shows the different characters that the clones bring to a finished wine, the Oberlin clone is less...
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Patrick Eckel
January 07, 2025
Sidewood continue to produce great quality and value Pinot Noir, with the 2023 having elegance and prettiness from a cooler year, whilst still having a pervasive savouriness. ...
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Patrick Eckel
January 05, 2025
A reserve release from Erin Eyes. The nose leaps out of the glass with milk chocolate and vanillin spice, brambly...
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Patrick Eckel
January 05, 2025
An Inky dark red in the glass with a nose of lifted plum and blackberry with a touch of mint. Driving acidity and finely textured tannins frame the palate...
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Patrick Eckel
January 05, 2025
A light to medium red in colour, the nose is aromatic and fresh with gently spiced black cherry and plum in the background. The palate has crunch of tannin...