Pinot Noir
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
Sparkling wine production is nothing new for Coldstream Hills, with creation of bubbles in place since 1995, this particular release is a traditional Pinot Noir Chardonnay blend that comes from...
Other White
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
This was tasted at cellar door and if memory serves me correctly this might be the final release of this wine from Helen's Hill, which would be a shame given...
Sauvignon Blanc
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
A light yellow to straw in colour, this wine is a good example of the fume blanc interpretation of the Sauvignon Blanc grape that is gaining momentum in the Yarra...
Pinot Noir
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The 2012 De Bortoli Estate release is a light to medium red in colour, the nose gives cherry laden forest floor aromas with french oak inputs providing a richer aspect....
Chardonnay
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A little while ago a reviewed a Chardonnay from Yering Station that was about 11.5 % alcohol and showed pristine citrus characters against sherbet like acidity and had only the...
Chardonnay
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
This was a wine I couldn't wait to try given my continual enjoyment of the 2010 Estate Chardonnay which for mine is great value for money. The...
Chardonnay
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
The 2011 vintage has for many wineries resulted in lower alcohol wines, with the 2011 Tarrawarra Reserve Chardonnay coming in at 12.2%, with a trend of lower alcohol specifically in...
Chardonnay
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
The wine has a flinty, slightly sulphurous nose that adds interest to the mealy stone fruit and citrus characters. On the palate there is good complexity of lees and oak...
Chardonnay
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
The 2008 Reserve Chardonnay from Tarrawarra is a superb example of Yarra Valley Chardonnay that has developed effortlessly over the last 5 years. I was previously impressed by the 2006...
Chardonnay
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
The 2011 Squitchy Lane Chardonnay is true to form of most good Yarra Valley Chardonnays from the vintage, with the wine structural, elegant and capable of further development given time....