Pinot Gris
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
An aromatic nose that gives ripe pear with background banana and touch of turkish delight, the palate is initially soft with pear and green apple before a slate like acidity...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
This wine was released to commemorate the birth of Peter Leonidas who is the fourth generation of Lou Miranda Estate. The wine comes in a beautifully etched bottle and is...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Aglianico has it's heritage in Greece but more recently has been planted in the Southern Italian regions of Basilicata and Campania. This is an intriguing wine, i don't pretend to...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
A wine that was initially destined for a blend, after tasting you can understand why it was decided to keep as a seperate varietal, there are top notes of sweet...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
Montepulciano is an Italian varietal that is most commonly found in the Abruzzo region, Purple Hands have a focus on alternative varieties (when compared to traditional Australian plantings), with Montepulciano,...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
2012 is an exceptional year for Barossa, with the Blackwell release showing all the hallmarks of a great year and impressive winemaking. An inky dark red in the glass the...
Shiraz Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Dark red with some slight browning toward the rim, a real surprise for the vintage with the wine still showing primary fruit but having great integration of oak and tannin....
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
This is a nose to get excited about, it's restrained and elegant with quality fruit rather than decadent oak leading the way, plum and blackberry fruit have a distinct meaty...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The Barossa Old Vine Company came into existence to source wines from some of the great old vineyards in the Barossa that had chalked up a century in the ground,...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Barossa does un-oaked well, there is fulness and layered structure that can come from the region which provides a point of different to counterparts adorned with spicy french or exuberant...