- White Wine
- Chardonnay
Chardonnay
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A lightly golden yellow in colour, the nose is fully mature with caramelised peach and nectarine fruits that are at their apex just before they start their slow decline and...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A lightly golden yellow in the glass, a rich and mature nose of wood spice and nectarine. The palate has an almost identical trajectory to the nose,...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A wild yeast ferment in barrel (30% new), the wine sees 10 months on lees before bottling without malolactic fermentation. It is this restriction of Malo that really sets this...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The 2013 Estate Chardonnay is barrel fermented using wild yeast. A range of oak formats are used that range from 300 - 2200 ltr with 30% new and the wine...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The Chardonnay base for this sparkling was wild yeast fermented with 80% in tank and the remaining 20% in older French oak, the wine was then left on fermentation lees...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
A golden yellow in colour; the nose gives nectarine skins, wood smoke and background citrus. A mature palate with a fine filament of powdery acidity. The wine...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A developed yellow in the glass, a wonderfully fine bead with tiny bubbles that are almost hypnotic, the nose shows initial citrus fruits and orange peel, but with time in...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
This was tasted alongside the 2012 release, they were very hard to separate with both wines giving structure and balance with some well handled oak influences. ...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The 2012 Chemin Chardonnay is taken from the oldest Chardonnay vines at Punt Road that were planted in the late 80's. Two thirds of the harvest was whole bunched pressed...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
This wine is produced from Tokar Estate's 2-acre Chardonnay block, the wine saw wild yeast ferment and time in new 500 Ltr Puncheons, the resulting wine walks a tightrope between...