- Red Wine
- Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
An inky purple in colour, the nose is quality Coonawarra with gentle cedar and spice to driving blackberry fruit and background notes of tobacco and dark chocolate. The medium to...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
Youthful purple hues, cedar and mint lead into blackberry fruit alongside graphite with some alcohol warmth. The wine remains varietal, but is certainly on the big side. Blackberry fruit has...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
87
A lightly golden colour with a nose that combined canned peaches with a touch of corn and vanillin oak extract. The palate is more medium bodied than full bodied, the...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
Varietal Cabernet meets McLaren Vale with the characteristic dark chocolate that the region is known for and provides an enjoyable counterpart to blackberry fruit on the nose alongside graphite. The...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
Dry grown, old vines so often produce wines of balance and this is certainly the case here. A deep red in the glass with subtle tones of graphite and leather...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
Oakridge was established in 1978 with the grapes for this wine sourced from the original plantings. The wine was de-stemmed before cold soaking prior to fermentation, with a post fermentation...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A nose of cedar and graphite with blackberry, charcuterie and old leather also on show. A medium bodied wine with kirsch and drying, earthen tannins; Blackberry is youthful and the...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
A lovely aged Cabernet for under $30, with the cellaring already done for you. The nose integrates blackberry and plum fruit, with old leather and a generous dusting of french...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
There is an earthen and savoury note to black berry fruits and characteristic cedar spice on the nose. The dusty tannins are the hallmark of the wine and play a...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
A wine that punches above its $24 price point and will grow in stature with years in bottle. The nose shows glossy plum and blackberry fruit with cedar like spice....