Red Wine
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
A medium red in the glass with fresh earth, brambly dark cherry and plum on the nose. The palate works against a backdrop of old leather and earth with a...
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Patrick Eckel
Updated
January 01, 2025
Wine Rating
91
2023 Disgorge: A light salmon to burnt orange hue in the glass, the nose sees wild strawberry with lemon and some crushed herbs. The palate is...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
Only 250 dozen bottles were produced from the famed Abel clone of Pinot Noir. The clone is supposedly sourced from the Romanee Conti vineyard in Burgundy, which was then...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
A wine that has distinct similarities with the Mappinga, but is even more layered and considered in its expression of site and winemaker influence. Plum, earth, pepper...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A glossy deep red in the glass, the nose has ripe plum and mulberry fruit with overtones of milk chocolate and cedar like spice. The palate shows...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A light salmon to burnt orange in the glass. Piercingly pure aromatics of red cherry and wild strawberry are accentuated by by a thread of citrus and a slow build...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A nose of ripe plum alongside aromatics of chocolate and faint spice. A well composed wine with dark fruits having a cedar edge. Tannins are firm and acid gives the...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
Rhone meets the Adelaide Hills; the wine is defined by its old world savoury structure that is beautifully contrasted by dark fruits and pepper from quality cool climate fruit and...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
A blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with a bronze to golden colour in the glass. The nose gives subtle peach and red berry fruits and a faint but impactful...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
There combination of the largest vineyard in the Adelaide Hills and an extremely talented winemaker make Sidewood a consistent producer of quality, yet very well priced wines. ...