Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
The 2012 Estate masquerades as a ripe and voluptuous Pinot, but also has a darker more savoury side, with 2012 being a tremendous year for Pinot in the Yarra Valley....
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
This wine is only produced in years where the vintage conditions and resultant wine warrant it. Increasingly as time goes on the 2011 vintage will go down as a real...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
A deep red with lighter hues towards the rim. The nose has plum and red currant with underlying spice and christmas cake characters. The palate is medium...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A youthful red with purple hues, the nose gives expressive plum and a touch of white pepper and earth. The wine is medium to full bodied and...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
This is the flagship Cabernet Sauvignon produced by Lindsay Corby and showcases the quality of Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, and as i've lamented a number of times it's a pity...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
To my taste the Rising Vineyard is the fullest and most fruit fruit forward of the single vineyard and reserve Chardonnays from Coldstream, but maintains balance and complexity. ...
Sauvignon Blanc
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A light yellow in the glass, this wine is made from grapes sourced for Woori Yallock, which is a cooler site in the Yarra Valley. The wine shows the benefits...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
Over the years I have been fairly critical of some of the wines produced by Sticks in the Yarra Valley, however the 2012 No 29 Pinot is a very good...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The Local Vineyard Series wines are sourced from the Upper Yarra Valley and represent single sites that undergo the same treatment in the winery, open ferments and 10 months in...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
This was my pick of all the 2012 wines tasted at Coldstream Hills, the Deer Farm is one of the single vineyard wines produced by the winery and is...