Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
An inky dark red with purple hues towards the rime; the nose immediately identifies as McLaren Vale with blackberry and plum fruit coated in milk chocolate and a touch of...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The wine was aged for 28 months in French oak of which 25% was new and released in very small quantities (1200 bottles).The nose has spice and underlying milk chocolate...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Gris, this is one serious rose that enjoyed its time in old oak and on lees. It's crunchy, yet svelte with...
Pinot Gris
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
A nose of pear and baked green apple with some citrus and lanolin notes. The palate has white peach and nashi pear with good concentration and chalky, almost powdery lines...
Other White
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Alex Russell wines have produced a range of wines from across the country that are well made and well priced, with this Gewurztraminer the pick of the bunch. ...
Merlot
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Interestingly the wine is made from Merlot, a generally uncommon approach for a sparkling wine with Pinot Noir usually the choice. The resultant wine is very good and in no...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
98
One of the most inspiring and impactful Australian wines i have had the pleasure to taste. Oakridge consistently produce some of the best Chardonnay in Australia, with the 2017 Funder...
Shiraz Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The grapes for this wine were sourced from the Stansborough vineyard in the Barossa and it is a blend of Montepulciano, Aglianico and Shiraz. The wine is a youthful but...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
A blend 66% Pinot Noir and 34% Chardonnay and holds a delicate, fine bead with a light yellow and a fleck of green in the glass. The nose is framed...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A nose of blackberry and bracken with density of fruit and lifted graphite notes; oak cuts a luxurious swathe through the wine but there is fruit, tannin and acid to...