White Wine
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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
90
Sourced from Harcourt in the Bendigo wine region, the nose shows a wine that has seen some attention in the winery with creamy notes to pear and apple. The palate...
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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
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
87
A light, almost clear colour in the glass with some grassy and herbaceous notes to bright passionfruit. The wine is defined by grippy, grapefruit like acidity that is more dominant...
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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
89
The nose has plenty of punch with boysenberry and gooseberry fruits with a distinct herbaceous edge. The palate has good weight of fruit weight with both lemon and just ripe...