Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
A mature red in colour, bricking towards the rim. The nose has classical Cabernet characters of blackcurrant, olive and dried herbs. Just enough primary dark fruits...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
Alpha Crucis is produced by Chalk Hill, and is a great example of how good Cabernet can be from McLaren Vale. The nose is a dark...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
An impressive wine, 22 months in new French oak, wild yeast ferment, bottled without fining and filtration. A minimal intervention wine that showcases quality fruit and oak. ...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
A deep dark red in the glass, the nose is syrupy and sweet with confected fruit and lashings of vanillin oak. The palate has fully resolved tannins...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
This wine was tasted blind amongst an impressive lineup of new and old world wines, the flinty, mineral nose made it almost instantly identifiable as top class Burgundy. It was...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A well made cool climate shiraz that will need considerable time to lose it's primary fruit characters and gain secondary complexity. The nose is clean and...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
This wine was tasted from magnum, and undoubtedly needs time. It was tasted over an hour and continued to evolve and open up during that time. The...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
Aged Giaconda Chardonnay is a wonderful thing, tasted blind it was immediately evident the wine in the glass was from the iconic Australian producer with characteristic wood smoke, hazelnut and...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The grapes for this wine came from the Wendouree vineyard in the Clare Valley. The wine was matured in large format oak for four years prior to being bottled and...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A deep red in the glass, the nose gives bright red fruits in the strawberry and raspberry spectrum, alongside aromatic baking spices. The quality of the...