Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
An inky dark purple to red in the glass, the nose shows ripe raisin and christmas cake spice with a touch of brine. The palate is unabashed with a sea...
Shiraz Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
I only came across the wines of Robert Stein a few years ago, and in my mind they are one of the best kept secrets of Australian wine. The quality...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
97
This is an exceptional release that has harnessed the virtues of a warm vintage to it's advantage in creating a mouth filling, and complex chardonnay that retains elegance and definition....
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The grapes for the wine were completely destemmed, had 6 days of pre-ferment maceration and were fermented with wild yeast before a short post-ferment maceration. The wine then saw 31%...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
This is the inaugural release of the Richardson Reserve, it was sourced from the best parcel of fruit from the acclaimed 2012 vintage. The wine was then aged in 100%...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
Produced from the P58 Chardonnay clone grown on the Poplar Block in the Judd vineyard, the wine was fermented using wild yeast, with partial malolactic fermentation (80%) and ageing in...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
A blend of Shiraz and Sangiovese that work so well together. The Shiraz from Star Lane is always a brooding wine that is enjoyable whilst young, but promises so much...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A Nebbiolo and Sangiovese dominant wine with small inclusions of Merlot and Shiraz. The colour is true to the large amount of Nebbiolo in the blend that gives the wine...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The minimalist approach of Star Lane has created a wine that gives both a prettiness, yet layered and complex savoury appeal. A nose that is lifted by oak spice but...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
Elegant, refined and impressive value. A pretty perfume that is both regional and varietal with blackberry and mint joined by a dusting of cocoa. ...