Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
The Dry Red No 1 is a Cabernet dominant release with a proportion of Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot. It sees 100% new oak, but given the quality and depth...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The Chemin represents minimal intervention, burgundian techniques and consistently provides a wine of interest that shows varietal Pinot characters, but with a more rustic and earthy edge. ...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
This wine comes from a great Yarra Valley vintage and is produced by McWilliams and represents good value buying. A lightly golden to yellow in colour, the...
Shiraz Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
97
This is a wonderful release from an exceptional producer in the Yarra Valley. As a wine it was difficult to put into words how balanced and textured it is and...
Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
This is a well made and proportioned victorian Cabernet blend with dusty blackberry, licorice and attractive floral characters from the Cab Franc on the nose. The palate...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A medium red in colour with a complex nose that is brimming with primary plum that benefits from more savoury olive and a touch of reductive oak. The palate has...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
97
There is a chance I will sound like a broken record when talking about the amazing contrast between 2011 reds and whites in South Eastern Australia. The reds are generally...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
The grapes are sourced from the Yarra Valley and the wine sees time in barrel and partial malo-lactic fermentation. It is a lightly golden yellow in...
Sauvignon Blanc
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
Fume in French has a translation of smoky' which denotes the morning fog that can be seen in the Loire Valley considered the home of Sauvignon Blanc. In terms of...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
Yarra Valley Cabernet has gone out of favour for some or known reason, but i for one think there will be a resurgence with examples like this from Medhurst leading...