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...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
37
Tasmanian produces some exceptional Chardonnay. The 2013 Derwent Estate is certainly in the top echelon, the wine will be years from it's peak, however shows structure and refinement that is...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The nose gives delicate floral aromatics and stone fruits, gaining complexity from match stick and wood spice notes. The wine is medium bodied with ample lemon...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
Curly Flat is one of the most consistent producers from the Macedon ranges, with their annual release of Pinot and Chardonnay eagerly anticipated. The 2012 Chardonnay is textural and expressive...