Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
The Quartage is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Merlot and represents terrific value. The nose is deep red and youthful given the wines...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A slightly developed red in colour, the nose is a restrained expression of Barossa with plummy black fruits and background oak. The wine is decidedly peppery with...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
86
The wine opens with a somewhat reductive nose, with savoury plum emerging with time. The wine is medium bodied by Barossa standards with grainy oak and restrained...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
An impenetrable red in colour ,the nose is a heady mix of dark fruits that are amply supported by spicy vanillin oak. The wine has great balance...
Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
The 2006 Bin 389 was somewhat of a disappointment given the quality of the vintage and the pedigree of the wine. The nose has a slight menthol...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
This wine is primarily available through cellarmasters in Australia, as the story goes it is based on the declassified fruit from the super premium wines in the Torbreck stable. ...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
What a nose, meaty satsuma plum, savoury oak, layers of aromas that open up in the glass. The wine has amazing structure, concentrated plum gets a savoury...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
86
The wine is starting to show its age in terms of both colour and smell, tending towards a dark to brick red in colour and the nose having dull dark...
Grenache
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
The 2011 is an interesting take on Grenache, still hitting at 15% which is a minor miracle given the 2011 growing conditions, it is initially hard to place the nose...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
86
This wine was a disappointment given it's pedigree, highlighting that for some wines you are better off drinking early to get the most out of them. The...