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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
87
A zesty, citrus inspired nose with stone fruits and gentle oak inputs. A medium bodied chardonnay with a taut backbone of acidity and a roundness of melon on the palate....
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
87
The nose is understated with nectarine and cut flowers and some vegetal notes. The palate initially has good mouthfeel with flowing melon fruits, and a touch of mealy oak before...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
There is something special about the Rieslings that come out of Great Southern with purity, balance and general drinkability a common trend. The wine has a...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
The last time I tasted Alex Byrne's wines was in 2013 and it was the 2012 Ballarat Chardonnay. Five years on it was time to look at the 2017 Ballarat...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A wine that offers much more than it's $18 price point suggests. The nose is varietal with peach and nectarine working with citrus notes and a mealy complexity. There is...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
An attractive nose of lime, candied apple and jasmine, the residual sugar on the palate provides a soft and fruit driven entry before a wave of acidity pulls everything into...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The wine was sourced from the Ridge and Lake blocks in the McCutcheon vineyard and is the P58 clone of Chardonnay. The wine was wild yeast fermented, with a high...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
Terre a Terre produce some of the most interesting Sauvignon Blanc's in South Australia. The wines maintain the purity of tropical fruits, but time on lees and in barrel gives...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A good expression of the Pinot Grigio style that has come from the 2017 vintage. A light yellow in the glass the nose enjoys honeyed pear and meyer lemon...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
97
This is an exceptional release that has harnessed the virtues of a warm vintage to it's advantage in creating a mouth filling, and complex chardonnay that retains elegance and definition....