White Wine
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A youthful and enjoyable Sauvignon Blanc, the nose gives particular interest with an element of funk to the tropical fruits that is suggestive of some time on lees or in...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
Over the last 5 years Xanadu has really enhanced its reputation with a string of excellent releases. The wine is built for the cellar and an amalgamation of quality winemaking...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
Scott Ireland produces some very good wines, his 2010 Golden Plains Chardonnay is in a great place after 5 years in bottle, the nose starts with some sulphide funk and...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
I wasn't confident about this wine when I looked at the state of the cork (the multiple pieces of cork), but to my surprise the cork gods had been kind...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
Sourced from McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills, this off dry riesling comes in with a pH of 2.79 and close to 16 g residual sugar which creates a great tension...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
Arras Grand Vintage is Australia's response to Champagne, with the wine aged on lees for 8 years prior to release. The wine is a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
The wine was sourced from the original Sutton Farm vineyard with the wine whole bunch pressed and fermented with wild yeast and matured in a combination of new and seasoned...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
The Art Series Chardonnay has been an icon of Australian wine for over three decades, i fondly remember tasting the 1987 twenty five years after its release and even though...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
There is plenty of good Viognier coming out of Heathcote, with the variety forming an affinity with the region. The nose is floral and pretty with understated apricot skins. The...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Woodlands star continues to rise with their estate Chardonnay a good value expression of Margaret River. The nose has attractive worked elements of almond meal and a...