Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
Drinking Bannockburn Pinot Noir is an experience, the wines are stylistically consistent and always push the boundaries of what can be delivered by the variety when quality fruit meets adept...
Sauvignon Blanc
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
Shaw and Smith Sauvignon Blanc is arguably Australia's best Sauvignon Blanc year in and year out, with the 2013 release no different. Every time i have...
Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
The Quartage is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Merlot and represents terrific value. The nose is deep red and youthful given the wines...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A slightly developed red in colour, the nose is a restrained expression of Barossa with plummy black fruits and background oak. The wine is decidedly peppery with...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
A Pinot with 276 days on skins, in a usual discussion with a winemaker you talk about 'on skins' for 15 days post ferment, 20 days, maybe even 30, what...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
BK wines is not your average producer, the logo, the label, all giveaways that there is nothing conventional about this Adelaide Hills producer. The 2012 One Ball Chardonnay aligns with...
Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A wine that is somewhat unusual for two reasons, the first that it is grown in Kangaroo Island, the second is the variety. Cabernet Franc is a very interesting varietal...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
86
The wine opens with a somewhat reductive nose, with savoury plum emerging with time. The wine is medium bodied by Barossa standards with grainy oak and restrained...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
The nose reminded me more of Grenache than Shiraz , with lifted and almost delicate red and dark berry fruits. The palate is soft and generous with...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
An impenetrable red in colour ,the nose is a heady mix of dark fruits that are amply supported by spicy vanillin oak. The wine has great balance...