Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
Showing very well for a 2020 release with the wine holding tension between winemaker impact and underlying quality of fruit. There is flint and citrus vying...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
87
A light red to purple in the glass, the nose gives aniseed and blackcurrant alongside a touch of spice. The palate sees more oak than fruit with an overarching bitter...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A nose of white peach, candied apple and some clotted cream. It is a well rounded wine with generous stone fruits and lees induced richness that is textural but not...
Sauvignon Blanc
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
The classic Margaret River blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, with the Sauvignon Blanc giving piercing purity of fruit and the Semillon provide the texture and contrast. The nose focuses...
Sauvignon Blanc
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
Almost clear with a light green fleck in the glass, the nose that gives fresh herbs, tart citrus and faint guava tones. The acidity is racy but has the concentration...
Malbec
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
An inky dark purple in colour, dark cherry and raspberry fruit work with generous spice on the nose; The palate has generosity of glossy red fruits that are centred around...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
The wine opens a touch reductive with a vibrant red colour in the glass. The nose melds blackberry, plum and graphite, showing a weave of earth, black pepper and...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
There is something in the water with the new releases out of Driftwood. A dense but youthful red in colour and a beautifully concentrated nose of blackberry,...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
A golden yellow in the glass, the wine had a mix of barrel, tank and amphora fermentation as well as partial malolactic, the result is a vibrant and interesting wine...
Grenache
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A nose of dark cherry, wild strawberry, spring herbs and touch of straw. The palate is medium to full bodied with mouth filling red berry fruits with enough of a...