Award winning winery
Halliday Wine Companion - 5 Star Rating
4 Stars - Winestate

91/100 - Wine Showcase Magazine (2013 Vintage)
9.2/10 Max Crus – Grape Expectations (2013 Vintage)

GOLD Winner - AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge (2013 Vintage)
TOP 40 - Winestate Best Buys (2013 Vintage)
GOLD - Australian Small Winemakers Wine Show 2018 (2013 Vintage)
BRONZE - Rutherglen Wine Show 2018 (2013 Vintage)
BRONZE - Limestone Coast Wine Show 2018 (2013 Vintage)
BRONZE - National Cold Climate Wine Show 2018 (2013 Vintage)

The Winemaker "Soft, elegant and approachable....a wonderfully round, complete wine that has all the hallmarks of a classic Australian Red."

The Real Review "There are chocolate, vanilla and berry nuances and the wine is fruit-sweet, mellow and attractive, finishing with soft, fine but drying tannins. It's medium-bodied and eminently approachable." (2013 vintage)

Patrick of Coonawarra was founded by Patrick Tocaciu; one of Australia's leading wine (and AFL football) figures. Patrick's reputation for producing exceptional wine earned him many international accolades for the major labels he worked as Chief Winemaker, including; Tollana, Penfolds, and Hollick Wines. Patrick's distinguished reputation continued with the establishment of his own Patrick of Coonawarra Estate label. The wines are built on the solid foundation of extensive estate vineyards: 36 hectares in Coonawarra and 42 hectares in Wrattonbully. The Wrattonbully plantings contain shiraz, sauvignon blanc, and some of the riesling. All of the cabernets is grown in Coonawarra. The Estate is now managed by his oenologist son, Luke who continues the tradition of producing wines of varietal and regional excellence.

Coonawarra is the most important wine region within the Limestone Coast zone of South Australia, credited with producing some of the best red wines in the entire country, and often described as Australia's most famous terroir. It is located in the far south-east of the state, adjoining the border with Victoria south of Wrattonbully.

Shiraz, also known as Syrah is a popular red wine. Though the spiritual homeland of this red grape is France, Syrah has been planted throughout the world to great success. It expresses itself differently depending on the climate, soil and regional style.

Syrah is typically bold and full-bodied, with aromatic notes of smoke, black fruit and pepper spice. Stylistically, it can be round and fruity, or dense and tannic. And in warmer New World regions like Australia, Syrah is most often be called Shiraz.

Winemakers who work in cooler-climate growing regions, both in the Old World and New World, tend to call their wines Syrah. The most famous examples come from the northern Rhône Valley of France, notably Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie. In the New World, in regions like Sonoma Coast, California; Yarra Valley, Australia; and parts of Chile, the wines are called Syrah because they emulate the leaner, acid-driven, savory styles of the Old World French classics.

Shiraz tends to come from warmer growing climates, like the South Australian regions of Barossa, McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills. Stylistically, these wines are lush, fruit-forward examples that embody the warmer, sunnier climate. Shiraz is so important to Australian viticulture that it is the most planted grape variety in the majority of Australian vineyards and has become virtually synonymous with the country's wine regions, and in particular the Barossa Valley.