Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
A great producer, a great vintage, it's no real surprise that the resultant wine is a beautiful expression of the region and variety. The wine is...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A light to medium red hue in the glass, the nose melds earthen complexity and piercingly pure cherry fruit and lifted spice. The palate has smokey, stemmy cherry with rhubarb...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
I can fondly remember the 2002 Giaconda Pinot Noir being one of my first great Pinot experiences, the wine was produced from Beechworth fruit and had power and elegance i...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
Tasted blind this wine could be mistaken for quality aged burgundy, the colour is a dull red that has a slight bricking towards the rim. The nose is exceptional with...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
85
A dark hue for a pinot, the wine lacks varietal definition on the nose with one dimensional stewed fruits and sappy oak. The palate is nondescript and doesn't have the...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
Established in 1982 Austins & Co has one of the largest vineyard holdings in the region, the winery produces Six ft Six, Greenback and the flagship Austins range. The wines...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
A very Good color for its age, with a bright red hue with a little browning towards the rim. The nose is fully mature with earth, cherry, blackberry and sage....
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
A light red with some youthful purple hues, the nose is generous with juicy wild strawberry and raspberry that is contrasted by more sappy undergrowth notes. ...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
2012 was a great year for Mornington Pinot Noir, in fact it seems to have been a great year for most varieties in South Eastern Australia. The 2012 release from...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The term Collalto means High Hill' in Italian, and in this case it is also the name given to the vineyard this wine comes from in Lenswood (460m above sea...