- Red Wine
- Shiraz
Shiraz
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
The 2009 Cambrian Shiraz was tasted alongside it's little brother the 'Culled Barrel' and it was a very interesting comparison with the Culled Barrel being the more rustic of the...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The concept of marketing a wine as a 'culled' barrel, also known as the one that's not quite as good is an odd marketing slant, however if all culled wines...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
You wouldn't pick it as Heathcote Shiraz - the nose is savoury and shows dusty dark berry and something that resembles tomato leaf. It is a nose that is somewhat...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
Dalwhinnie South West Rocks sits between the estate Shiraz and the Eagle Shiraz and is of a consistently high standard. Dusty blackcurrant with earthy eucalypt and meaty...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
The Cult Syrah is a cool climate shiraz from the coulter vineyard in Lebothal, Adelaide hills and stylistically more akin to Hermitage in France with wild yeast ferment and no...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A slightly developed red in colour, the nose is a restrained expression of Barossa with plummy black fruits and background oak. The wine is decidedly peppery with...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
86
The wine opens with a somewhat reductive nose, with savoury plum emerging with time. The wine is medium bodied by Barossa standards with grainy oak and restrained...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
The nose reminded me more of Grenache than Shiraz , with lifted and almost delicate red and dark berry fruits. The palate is soft and generous with...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
An impenetrable red in colour ,the nose is a heady mix of dark fruits that are amply supported by spicy vanillin oak. The wine has great balance...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
This is the first release i have looked at from the 2012 vintage in Heathcote, and given my impressions of the quality of fruit that i saw from a number...