Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The Williams Crossing represents the more fruit forward parcels of fruit from the Curly Flat vineyard and consistently provides value well beyond it's price point, with the 2016 release well...
Tempranillo
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A medium red with purple hues, the nose has lifted red cherry with cinnamon and clove spice. A complex array of cherry and raspberry fruit give a prettiness to the...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A heady mix of stone fruits, fig and a plushness from oak. The wine has lively acidity that's well supported by a supple and generous palate that's framed by nectarine...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
87
A zesty, citrus inspired nose with stone fruits and gentle oak inputs. A medium bodied chardonnay with a taut backbone of acidity and a roundness of melon on the palate....
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
87
The nose is understated with nectarine and cut flowers and some vegetal notes. The palate initially has good mouthfeel with flowing melon fruits, and a touch of mealy oak before...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
A blend of Shiraz, Merlot and Pinot Noir, the wine gives a pretty burnt orange hue in the glass. A tropical fruited nose that enjoys cherry and wild strawberry fruits....
Tempranillo
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A nose of sweet dark berry fruits with a generosity of spice and fresh earth. A full bodied wine that has big up front red fruits that are met in...
Riesling
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
There is something special about the Rieslings that come out of Great Southern with purity, balance and general drinkability a common trend. The wine has a...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
Produced from the MV6 clone, the grapes were destemmed and cold soaked prior to fermentation using wild yeast and aged in French Oak (25% new) for 12 months. The profile...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
The last time I tasted Alex Byrne's wines was in 2013 and it was the 2012 Ballarat Chardonnay. Five years on it was time to look at the 2017 Ballarat...