Semillon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
A light golden yellow in colour, a nose of lanolin, lemon butter and toast is a reminder of the wonderful aromatics from aged semillon. The palate has excellent weight with...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A light yellow with a faint copper hue in the glass; aromatics are bright and focus on green apple and lemon with top notes of strawberry . A fresh palate...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
An Inky dark red with youthful tones in terms of colour, there is a varietal touch of tomato leaf and blackberry that enjoys a subtle vanillin lift. ...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
An inky deep red, even after 6 years from vintage. A heady mix of plum and blackberry fruit that is beautifully integrated with new oak that gives a chocolate and...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
A nose of white peach and blanched almonds with a faint citrus thread. The palate has a tautness to white stone fruits that enjoys a gentle pull of oak induced...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
There is an elegance and class to this wine that puts it at the upper echelon of McLaren Vale Shiraz. Density and definition of black fruits is swept up in...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A glossy, polished medium red in the glass. The nose gives bramble and earth to dark, drying cherry with background nutmeg and sage. Impressive structure with an...
Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
97
Hickinbotham's take on the Australian classic blend, and it carries the flag well. An inky purple in colour, an array of aromatics that include plush plum...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A blend of 91% Cabernet Franc, 7% Malbec and 2% Merlot that was sourced from a 0.9 Hectare block that was planted in 2013. Whole berries were crushed before a...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A very light red in the glass, with sour edged black cherry that's contrasted by gentle spice and earth on the nose. The wine works around a...