97 Points Robert Parker
The 2006 Eclipse is a blend of 65% Grenache and 35% Shiraz, sourced from 60- to 80-year-old vines in McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek. The wine spent 18 months in small and large French and American oak. Dark ruby colored, it offers a fragrant, already complex bouquet of violets, mineral, Asian spices, leather, black cherry, and blueberry. Remarkably elegant and impeccably balanced, on the palate notes of garrigue, licorice, and kirsch emerge leading into a 60+-second finish. It can be enjoyed now but for optimum pleasure, give it another five years of cellaring and drink it through 2026.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Jay S Miller. February, 2009
95 Points Robert Parker
Anyone concerned whether the 2006 Eclipse might be getting long in the tooth should just relax (assuming good storage). A blend of 87% Grenache, 8% Graciano and 5% Shiraz, it's floral and fresh on the nose, hinting at roses, bay leaf, dried spices and quinine, yet flowing with black cherries across the full-bodied, velvety palate and onto a long, complex finish.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Joe Czerwinski. September, 2018
The 2006 Eclipse is a blend of 65% Grenache and 35% Shiraz, sourced from 60- to 80-year-old vines in McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek. The wine spent 18 months in small and large French and American oak. Dark ruby colored, it offers a fragrant, already complex bouquet of violets, mineral, Asian spices, leather, black cherry, and blueberry. Remarkably elegant and impeccably balanced, on the palate notes of garrigue, licorice, and kirsch emerge leading into a 60+-second finish. It can be enjoyed now but for optimum pleasure, give it another five years of cellaring and drink it through 2026.
Noon, under the leadership of Drew Noon MW, remains one of Australia's iconic wineries. As usual, Drew Noon sets the bar for South Australia.
Robert Parker Wine Advocate #181 Feb 2009