Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
Brown Magpie's star continues to rise, this little known producer is crafting some of the best value Pinot in Victoria, with their 2011 Reserve Pinot showing their viticulture and winemaking...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
A funky and meaty nose backed by red fruits, the palate shows a high proportion of oak and a density of dark cherry and plum. There is ample spice and...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
Ocean Eight represents life after the much heralded Kooyong for Chris and Gail Aylward after it was sold to Port Phillip Estate in 2004. In true...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
A great producer, a great vintage, it's no real surprise that the resultant wine is a beautiful expression of the region and variety. The wine is...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A light to medium red hue in the glass, the nose melds earthen complexity and piercingly pure cherry fruit and lifted spice. The palate has smokey, stemmy cherry with rhubarb...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
I can fondly remember the 2002 Giaconda Pinot Noir being one of my first great Pinot experiences, the wine was produced from Beechworth fruit and had power and elegance i...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
This wine comes from grapes sourced from a number of vineyards across South Australia and a bargain for the price. The nose gives blackberry and blackcurrant with...
Other White
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
A blend of Semillon and Viognier the wine is a light straw yellow in the glass, the nose gives a suggestion of apricot and pear. The wine...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
This wine is an absolute steal at $13. A light yellow in colour, the nose has a flinty and mealy character to go with evident but restrained stone fruits. The...
Riesling
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A light yellow with a green fleck in the glass, a floral, citrus blossom inspired nose with wet slate in the background. The palate has mandarine and lemon rind, expressive...