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...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
This wine was an interesting contrast to the 13' Ingram Road, with the Estate wine showing much more winemaker induced characters and complexity. The nose gives sweet vanillin oak with...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
Ingram Road are the entry level wines produced by Helen's Hill, with the 2013 Chardonnay representing good value, the nose is fruit driven with nectarine and white peach, the palate...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
Sparkling wine production is nothing new for Coldstream Hills, with creation of bubbles in place since 1995, this particular release is a traditional Pinot Noir Chardonnay blend that comes from...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
This Pinot is produced from Orange, in terms of colour it is a light red with a subtle rusty hue, the nose is youthful with wild strawberry and stemmy red...
Other White
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
87
This wine is a blend of two regions with the Semillon from Mudgee and Sauvignon Blanc from Orange. The resultant wine is a light yellow in the glass, the nose...
Other White
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
This was tasted at cellar door and if memory serves me correctly this might be the final release of this wine from Helen's Hill, which would be a shame given...
Riesling
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
I have written it almost every time i write a review for Tasmanian Riesling, but i think Tassie one of the most underrated wine regions in Australia for Riesling, with...