Always Good.
"Always Good."
Made using premium parcels of Shiraz fruit sourced from three distinct Victorian vineyards, the 2019 vintage yields an aromatic masterpiece: generous notes of berry perfume blended with white pepper and spice. A beautiful complex palate with a long, lingering finish. Cheers to Patricia.
Tasting Notes
“The 2019 season was a “goldilocks” vintage, not too warm, not too cold, and just perfect for making premium Shiraz”.
Geoff Alexander, Winemaker
Food Pairings
This wine would make an ideal partner to crispy skinned duck breast served with kipfler potatoes, broccolini and a black pepper red wine jus. Or why not try it with a spicy Mongolian beef. The Patricia Shiraz is also fantastic with wash rind cheeses.
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96 points
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1x Gold
Awards
2022 Rutherglen Wine Show
Gold Medal
Notes
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95 Points
Lisa Cardelli - Winepilot • 26/05/2024At first glance, I instantly think of a bonfire, roasted chestnuts, a steak on the grill, and a cosy wool blanket. If a wine makes you think of an ideal scenery, you’d better have it by then. It’s the scent of something familiar, yet intriguingly complex and warm: the sweet tang of candied raspberries, the rich depth of red cherries, the burst of freshness from pomegranate, the unique sweetness of boysenberries, the comforting aroma of vanilla pods, and the indulgent hint of milk chocolate. There are flashes of spices, rosemary, and thyme on the palate. The tannins are soft and hug the palate, and the acidity is like your mum’s fingers passing through your hair. You can rest peacefully with this one while it is dark and cold outside.
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93 Points
Ken Gargett - Winepilot • 02/04/2024From a trio of vineyards around Victoria – 40% from the Pyrenees, 36% from Henty and 24% Bendigo – the wine sees a year and a half in French oak, 30% of which was new. Garnet hue, the nose gives us characters of bay leaves, plums, dry herbs, redcurrants, coffee beans, cloves and leather. The wine lifts further on the palate, with intensity, focus, balance and length. Fine acidity in place, along with firm tannins. Still very youthful, the finish lingers with persistence. Enjoy this over the next ten to fifteen years. A really well made Shiraz.
Awards/Critic Notes
95 Points
Lisa Cardelli - Winepilot • 26/05/2024
At first glance, I instantly think of a bonfire, roasted chestnuts, a steak on the grill, and a cosy wool blanket. If a wine makes you think of an ideal scenery, you’d better have it by then. It’s the scent of something familiar, yet intriguingly complex and warm: the sweet tang of candied raspberries, the rich depth of red cherries, the burst of freshness from pomegranate, the unique sweetness of boysenberries, the comforting aroma of vanilla pods, and the indulgent hint of milk chocolate. There are flashes of spices, rosemary, and thyme on the palate. The tannins are soft and hug the palate, and the acidity is like your mum’s fingers passing through your hair. You can rest peacefully with this one while it is dark and cold outside.
93 Points
Ken Gargett - Winepilot • 02/04/2024
From a trio of vineyards around Victoria – 40% from the Pyrenees, 36% from Henty and 24% Bendigo – the wine sees a year and a half in French oak, 30% of which was new. Garnet hue, the nose gives us characters of bay leaves, plums, dry herbs, redcurrants, coffee beans, cloves and leather. The wine lifts further on the palate, with intensity, focus, balance and length. Fine acidity in place, along with firm tannins. Still very youthful, the finish lingers with persistence. Enjoy this over the next ten to fifteen years. A really well made Shiraz.
92 Points
Huon Hooke - The Real Review • 16/03/2024
Deep-ish colour with tints of brick that signal the beginnings of age development; dried blood/iron filings mineral aromas dominate, crushed rock too, and some smoky char-oak. The wine is full-bodied and intense, starting to mature and show tertiary characters, the ferrous notes continuing throughout the palate to the tightly tensioned, long finish. This would reward more time in the cellar.
96 Points
Jeni Port - Halliday Wine Companion • 07/08/2024
Patricia Shiraz never stands still. In '19, we see a return to elegance and fineness with a steely backbone – very impressive. Deep purple hues. Hedonistic in scents of dark berries, ripe plums, aniseed, chocolate, high spice and violet. Skips across the palate, clean, fine-tannined and with poise and solid line and length. Has a gracious quality I associate with its namesake.
A portion of the wine finished fermenting in barrels, then all parcels spent 18 months in 30% new French oak with the balance in older oak barriques and puncheons before bottling.
| Vineyard Region | Victoria |
| Wine Analysis | Alc/Vol: 14.5% |
| Colour | The Patricia Shiraz has a vibrant purple hue and a deep powerful inky core. |
| Aroma | The nose is ripe with dark fruits of blackberry and blueberry with a hint of cool climate pepper spice. |
| Palate | The palate is intense and concentrated with great balance. |
| Peak Drinking | In optimum cellaring conditions this wine will continue to develop over the next 5 to 8 years. |
| Growing Conditions | The grapes for our 2019 Patricia Shiraz were sourced from three vineyards in the Pyrenees 40%, Henty 36% and Bendigo 24%. The fruit was harvested in parcels from late February to mid-April. |
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 6 reviews.
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Excellent drop
"Absolutely love this shiraz"
Winter
"Great wine to have with My dinner in the evening full-bodied"
The best of the best
"If you like your dark fruits and bold flavours then this is a must try. Brilliant"
Browns togther
"Found this wine in a bottle shop. Had to buy a couple as it was my mother's married name. It was every bit as good as I hoped. Complex, mellow and great company."
2019 Patricia Shiraz, WOW!
"Of course I had to taste it, and wow, I drank the bottle with very some carefully chosen Fillet steak from Barbaro Brothers, a Farm to Plate Butchers here in Perth. OMG, heaven could not be any better than this, exquisite flavours from the caramelised salted surface of the ultra rare steak with a smear of extra virgin olive oil and a mixed leaf and julienned beetroot and carrot salad with just enough fresh pear slices to give it that fresh sweet zest. Beautifully balanced by the fine tannins and terroir coming through gently, enticing aroma with hints of berry fruit and mouth feel smooth and lustrous and a finish that held on and begged for more. I'm going to have to lock the rest away or it won't reach it's full potential before it's all gone."
