Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The 2012 was a wild yeast ferment, seeing 30 days on skins prior to being transferred into French oak, 30% of which is new for approximately 11 months prior to...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
Deep Woods Estate was established in1998, however it is really since the involvement of Julian Langworthy in 2011, and the release of a raft of exceptional wines over the last...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
This is the first Balmoral that i have tried for a number of years, it's an impressive wine that has purity of fruit and attractive use of oak. The wine...
Shiraz Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The Barossa produced by Murray Street represents incredible value, the wine is a blend of Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro and Cinsaut, unique by Australian standards, but very Rhone in origin. The...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
It is not an everyday experience to try a wine of this reputation, tasting a wine of such concentration and balance is something i haven't previously experienced, it is a...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
The Mea Culpa is sourced from the Tarraford vineyard in the Yarra Valley, the wine saw 85% whole bunch, natural malolactic fermentation and no filtration prior to bottling. The resultant...
Shiraz Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
To say this wine is critically acclaimed is an understatement, a $35 wine from a consistently good producer that took out the 2014 Jimmy Watson trophy for the best 1...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
This wine is produced from Estate fruit, with 100% whole berry and 20% whole bunch going into the ferment. The wine saw 10 months in new - 6 year old...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The Willow Bridge Dragonfly label must be close to the most consistent and best value range of wines in this country. The 2013 Shiraz is batting well above it's price...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
A light red in the glass, the nose gives stem and savoury cherry that benefits from sage and baked rosemary aromas. Herbaceous, savoury and textual at this...