Sangiovese
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
I've really enjoyed looking at Condie Estate's wines over the last few years as the wines find their sense of place and hone their style. Sangiovese and Viognier are of...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A decidedly light red in the glass, the nose gives brambly and dusty dark cherry fruit with sweet oak induced spice. The palate is savoury and elegant;...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Boizel keep their NV Champagne on lees for a minimum of 36 months when compared to the 18 months of a number of other houses, a technique that gives the...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The Barossa Old Vine Company came into existence to source wines from some of the great old vineyards in the Barossa that had chalked up a century in the ground,...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
This wine was a real surprise with old world winemaking producing something of substance and complexity from a small winery in the Macedon Ranges. An attractive nose...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
A medium red hue in the glass with a slightly duller hue towards the rim, the nose gives perfumed dark cherry and rhubarb with background notes of undergrowth and beautifully...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The wine is named after the father of James Malpas, James was the original owner of the land that Fox Creek calls home, and as the name suggests his father...
Shiraz Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
Metcalfe Valley are a small producer in the Macedon Ranges and have a focus on Northern Rhone varieties with Shiraz and Viognier planted, and grafts of Marsanne and Roussanne that...
Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A fully mature wine with some slight browning towards the rim, the nose gives secondary leather and bay leaf to dark fruits. The tannins are soft, rounded and earthen, the...
Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
Woodlands continues to craft excellent wines across all price points from their Estate vineyard in Margaret River, the 2014 Cabernet Merlot is made up of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot,...