White Wine
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
The Single Vineyard releases from Ten Minutes by Tractor showcase the impact that site, and some slight variances in winemaking can have on a wine. This is something that needs...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The Estate Chardonnay is produced from the Wallis (53%), Judd (27%) and McCutcheon (20%) Vineyards. The Estate release is a plusher, more fruit driven wine than the Single Vineyards and...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
The Wallis Vineyard was planted in 1992, it is the lowest of the Estate Vineyards and is typically the earliest ripening. This wine gives the starkest textural contrast of all...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
87
A light yellow in colour, a decidedly tropical nose that points to little time in barrel or on lees, the fruit on the nose is almost sauvignon blanc like with...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
The Bartondale is the reserve release from Churchview that's sourced from old vine Chardonnay and showcases great fruit and winemaking technique. The wine was barrel fermented using wild yeast and...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
The Judd Vineyard is the highest of the estate vineyards. The wine was whole bunch pressed, fermented using wild yeast, partial malolactic fermentation (94%) and 17% seeing new oak. ...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
Chenin Blanc, an often misrepresented wine in Australia when compared to those that come from it's spiritual homeland in the Loire Valley. This wine has plenty of character and interest,...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
Australia produce some enjoyable desert wines at bargain basement prices, it started with De Bortoli producing the Noble One from Bulbul NSW, a region that previously wasn't considered a pin...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
A wine that has been fermented with wild yeast and barrel aged in French oak. The wine making effort, risk and cost has been repaid with a Viognier of great...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
A generous nose with top notes of banana and guava, the palate has a plush and rounded mouthfeel on entry with a honeysuckle aspect to the more tropical fruits. Acidity...