Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A decadent nose of plum, raisins and Christmas cake spice; a generously proportioned wine with a fullness of blackberry and plum fruit that is joined by sweet vanillin oak. Tannin...
Tempranillo
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
A medium red, confected red cherry sweetness and some background notes of tomato and earth on the nose. Oak has impact on the mid palate with the wine loosing some...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
There is a lot to like about this wine that was made by the people. There is a sweetness of stem and cherry fruit alongside tobacco and roasted capsicum on...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
87
A good color with a touch of reduction on the nose with earthen plum and a touch of bramble on the nose. There is sweetness of fruit in the plum...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
An aged release from Allegiance that shows the region and variety on the nose with a mix of blackberry, mint and cedar. The palate has initial generosity of mulberry and...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
2016 is shaping as a great year for McLaren Vale Shiraz with the iconic release of the Dead Arm from d'Arenberg yet another reference point. The Dead Arm is consistently...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Attentive winemaking and the rewards of time has produced an exciting release from Stockman's Ridge, the wine has energy and elegance and is sure to cellar. The wine is a...
Sangiovese
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Sangiovese seems too have an affinity to the Clare with this medium bodied expression that is varietal in terms of both flavour and texture.The nose shows sappy cherry fruit alongside...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
In a world of linear and lean this is big and bold. A selection of the best barrels from a blend of McLaren Vale and Coonawarra fruit that was bottled...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The 2015 releases from Mitolo are on song with the G.A.M another very good example of flagship McLaren Vale. The wine is a deep dark red in the glass and...