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Chardonnay
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The grapes for this wine come from one of the most intimidating yet beautiful sites in the Macedon Ranges; welcoming when bathed in sunshine and foreboding on a cold, wet...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
I have followed Castle Rock for a number of years, they are well known for Riesling, but also craft a lovely Chardonnay. The 2017 is much more elegant and compact...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
An attractive nose that has worked fig and generous oak spice to more restrained stone fruits. Lifted almond meal and gentle spice serves the wine well but at this point...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
The Timbertops range represents both value and some very good winemaking technique. As a 2018 release this is quite a complete wine, but has plenty of development ahead. ...
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Patrick Eckel
Updated
December 12, 2024
Wine Rating
87
Candied peach and melon with a touch of vegetal notes on the nose; the wine has a plushness on fruit with a continuation of melon fruit before more astringent...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
A wine that is more crisp white than a complex example of the precocious yellow grape. The nose has a citrus thread to new season stone fruits with a touch...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
A light yellow with worked fig, candied white peach and baked apple. The palate has generosity of fruit which is more about finger lime and stone fruits with a tartness...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
This has to be one of the best Chardonnay's produced by Domaine Epis, even as a young wine it strikes a balance between structure and complexity and has the potential...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
This is an interesting Chardonnay from Orange with plenty of appeal, with it's own unique style. The nose has peach skins, light brioche notes and freshly squeezed grapefruit; the palate...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
86
White peach and nectarine on the nose with some creamier notes to fig and some spice. The wine has chalky and citrus acidity in spades that gives a defined lemony...