Sparkling
PE
Patrick Eckel
June 15, 2025
White‑peach, brioche and almond‑meal bouquet; flinty core of worked citrus and stone‑fruit, chiselled length, focused finish.
Sparkling
PE
Patrick Eckel
June 15, 2025
Fine bead; oyster shell, white peach and brioche. Crystalline acidity carries layered stone‑fruit richness with citrus drive and gentle fruit sweetness.
Sparkling
PE
Patrick Eckel
June 15, 2025
Deep yellow with pink flush; creamy stone‑fruit and red‑berry nose layered by decade on lees. Energetic palate of delicate red fruit and peach beneath bready spice; impeccable acidity.
Sparkling
PE
Patrick Eckel
June 15, 2025
Pale‑gold fine bead; brioche, baked peach and washed‑rind notes meet oyster‑shell salinity. Creamy breadth, lively acidity and persistent finish.
Sauvignon Blanc
PE
Patrick Eckel
Updated
February 04, 2025
Sidewood are up to their usual tricks, incredibly concentrated, structured and moreish Sauvignon Blanc for less than $25. The consistency if this wine is remarkable. ...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
January 07, 2025
A medium red in colour, with a nose that opens up a touch reductive before clove, cured meat and pepper sit atop of black cherry and plum fruit. The...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
January 07, 2025
The Gumboot clone, as legend goes it came from the DRC vineyard in Burgundy. This is the most impactful and complete of the clone series from Sidewood, a delicious...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
Updated
January 07, 2025
I look forward to tasting the single clone releases each year, it shows the different characters that the clones bring to a finished wine, the Oberlin clone is less...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
January 07, 2025
Sidewood continue to produce great quality and value Pinot Noir, with the 2023 having elegance and prettiness from a cooler year, whilst still having a pervasive savouriness. ...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
January 01, 2025
Flint, nougat, nectarine and wood spice are attractive and impactful on the nose. The palate has taut lines of acidity, with stone fruits that have a faint mealy thread...