Red Wine
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
It is hard not to marvel at Margaret River Cabernet, especially those that come from the top producers in the region, the purity of fruit and textural experience is superb....
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
Jubey Blackcurrant dominates the nose with tomato leaf and licorice all sorts a background influence. The wine is certainly the most fruit forward of the Cape Mentelle...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A deep red in the glass, the nose is framed by violets with dark chocolate and graphite in the mix. Decidedly medium bodied with plenty of oak...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
Cape Mentelle are one of the Pioneering producers in the Margaret River region having planted vineyards in the 1970s, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic and even though showing...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Pinot Noir from Ballarat when made well presents a dark fruited yet famine example of the variety with the region capable of producing wines with complex, aromatic and elegant noses...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
Lou Miranda have access to a number of old vineyard sites in the Barossa with their old vine Shiraz coming from a single Estate block that was planted in 1907,...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
A delicate and elegant expression of the quintessential Margaret River blend, the nose shows blackcurrant and blackberry with notes of fresh earth. The well proportioned frame is...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
The wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with a 'little touch of Cabernet Franc', the nose benefits from subtle leather and ash characters from the Cab Franc...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
A more primary expression of Pinot Noir when compared alongside the 2012 release with red cherry sitting alongside spicy french oak and stalky undertones on the nose. ...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Cordon cut refers to the vines fruiting canes being cut just before harvesting which concentrates the fruit, the challenge with wines made in this style is to maintain balance as...