Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The more wines I try from Spinifex the more they impress. Over time they are quietly moving into an Icon of the Barossa, of particular note is the ability for...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
I was really looking forward to this release from Yabby Lake, with the austere and mineral nature of 2011 Chardonnay's something that i have enjoyed overr the last 12 -...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
I have tried this wine a number of times over lunch but hadn't yet taken the time to review it; a surprise given each time i commented on the quality...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
This wine is framed as a full bodied and consistently fruit laden wine since it's first release over 10 years ago. The wine is typically a multi regional blend across...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
This wine to my knowledge may be the only Lagrein produced from Mornington with the Italian variety sparsely planted across Australia. The wine in typical Lagrein fashion...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Matt Harrop crafts some of Victoria's best Chardonnay's, with the Shadowfax white label produced from both Geelong and Macedon fruit. Shadowfax Chardonnay consistently shows complexity but not at the cost...
Merlot
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
This wine has an attractive nose with liquorice and spiced raspberry, on the palate the wine is somewhat flat and lacks depth of fruit , the tannins are firm and...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
A typical medium red hue for Yarra Valley Pinot, the nose gives stewed cherry along with baking spices, the palate doesn't continue with the same fruit richness, there is some...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
85
Unfortunately this wine showed the vintage, with a decidedly light red in colour and a nose that had some slight oxidation and lacked the fruit to reduce the impact. The...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A very dense dark red to purple in colour, the nose is slightly reductive with depth of plum and olive that is complemented by an aniseed twist. The wine is...