Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
This wine was tasted blind, with the colour alone showing how well Taltarni releases hold up with extended cellaring. At 31 years of age the colour...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
The 2010 is a wine of two halves, the nose is vegetative, dull and shows old leather and slightly oxidative plum characters. The palate however is more...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
A medium red in colour that is just starting to show it's age around the rim, the nose requires a double take, and keeps changing in the glass, it is...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
86
This wine was a disappointment given it's pedigree, highlighting that for some wines you are better off drinking early to get the most out of them. The...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
A lovely deep purple to ruby red in colour, the nose has hauntingly complex fruit with earthy blackberry, green peppercorns and violets. The palate has stewed dark...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A wonderful wine from a great vintage that highlights the ability of Eldertons Estate range to flourish after medium term cellaring. The 04 Estate Shiraz was tasted...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
In tasting a number of current Elderton releases it was done as part of a blind tasting and included both the estate and super premium releases, needless to say the...
Shiraz Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A very dark red that is slightly lighter towards the rim, the nose shows briar, tarry shiraz fruit that is given an aromatic lift from the viognier. ...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
A lovely golden yellow in colour, the nose opens with gun flint aromas that are quickly overtaken by peach, sweet yet restrained vanillin oak and a touch of nectarine. ...
Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The Ode to Lorraine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot, with the nose showing the inputs and integration of these varieties through an array of aromas...