- Red Wine
- Shiraz
Shiraz
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
The Greenock release is the more brooding and savoury of the single sub-region releases in my mind when tasted side by side, the Greenock has some stalky reductive notes alongside...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
Produced from 20 + year old vines, the wine was vilified in small fermenters using a high proportion of whole bunch prior to maturation on lees in large format oak...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
One of two single sub-region releases from Murray Street, their yearly release is a perennial favourite for me with the excellent 2010's no different. A complex...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Murray Street consistently give their wines time in the bottle prior to release, this approach means the wines are starting to show their best on purchase, with the value in...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
This is the first Balmoral that i have tried for a number of years, it's an impressive wine that has purity of fruit and attractive use of oak. The wine...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
It is not an everyday experience to try a wine of this reputation, tasting a wine of such concentration and balance is something i haven't previously experienced, it is a...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
The Mea Culpa is sourced from the Tarraford vineyard in the Yarra Valley, the wine saw 85% whole bunch, natural malolactic fermentation and no filtration prior to bottling. The resultant...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The Willow Bridge Dragonfly label must be close to the most consistent and best value range of wines in this country. The 2013 Shiraz is batting well above it's price...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
This is the most mineral, brooding and savoury of the 2012 releases, the nose is all about black fruits, olive and cured meat, the palate has a mineral core with...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
A dense, dark red in the glass the nose gives charry oak, and meaty tones to deep dark fruits. The palate shows a wine that has fruit...