Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
A wine of the times with it coming in at a whopping 16.5% ! Aromatics focus on stewed plum and black cherry with generous oak and an old leather influence....
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
The wine has retained a deep red in colour with some bricking to the rim. Aromatics are typical of aged Barossa with secondary leather and earth lifted by spice and...
Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
The pick of the current set of Hidden Gem releases, a rich example of Cabernet Merlot but it has good balance and generosity at an attractive price. The nose gives...
Shiraz Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
86
A slight herbaceous edge to blackberry and mulberry fruit with cedar spice the backdrop. A sweetness of fruit on the palate with back fruits filling the mouth initially, across the...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
87
Blackberry and plum with bitter dark chocolate on the nose; the palate is sweet fruited with generous black fruits that are supported by supple oak on the mid palate. Oak...
Shiraz Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
Plush plum and blackberry with a well defined thread of mint and background spice. The wine shows its quality oak with a distinct vanillin thread that works well with black...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
A glossy deep red with inky purple hues, such lovely aromatics of spiced plum and blackberry on the nose with a vanillin thread that only comes from the finest of...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
Impenetrable deep red, full fruited nose of plum and dark cherry with faint spice a background note. The definition of quality Barossa, ripe, generous yet...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A medium to dark red in the glass with lifted floral notes to plum and black cherry. The palate is expansive with flowing dark fruits intertwined with oak derived spice....
Grenache
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
Arila is a producer that will soon become an Australian icon, having tried a number of their early releases the quality is exceptional. With the 2020 Grenache...