Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
The 2010 Sophia release is tightly bound and not giving much away at this stage of it's development. Dark fruits and flashes of vanillin oak on the nose are complemented...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
The Greenock release is the more brooding and savoury of the single sub-region releases in my mind when tasted side by side, the Greenock has some stalky reductive notes alongside...
Other White
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
Vermentino is a variety that works well with sparkling, made in a style that is perfect as an aperitif, the nose is aromatic and fresh with nashi pear and citrus...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
One of two single sub-region releases from Murray Street, their yearly release is a perennial favourite for me with the excellent 2010's no different. A complex...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Murray Street consistently give their wines time in the bottle prior to release, this approach means the wines are starting to show their best on purchase, with the value in...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The 2009 Murray Street Cabernet Sauvignon is another great example of Cabernet coming out of the Barossa Valley, the wine maintains it's varietal character and at the same time benefits...
Shiraz Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The Barossa produced by Murray Street represents incredible value, the wine is a blend of Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro and Cinsaut, unique by Australian standards, but very Rhone in origin. The...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
It is not an everyday experience to try a wine of this reputation, tasting a wine of such concentration and balance is something i haven't previously experienced, it is a...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
This is the most mineral, brooding and savoury of the 2012 releases, the nose is all about black fruits, olive and cured meat, the palate has a mineral core with...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
A dense, dark red in the glass the nose gives charry oak, and meaty tones to deep dark fruits. The palate shows a wine that has fruit...