Patrick Two Blocks Cabernet Sauvignon

A fruit driven and approachable style of Cabernet Sauvignon

• Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
• Region: Coonawarra, South Australia
• Colour:   Deep Purple
• Palate: bold and full, but has softness, spice and elegant tannins
• Aroma: lifted perfume and is full of dark cherry fruit with a touch of vanilla
• Cellaring: Now or until 2023
• Winemaker:  Luke Tocaciu
• Harvest Date: 4 April 2018
• Bottling date: 12 June 2019
• Alcohol 14%
• Wine Style:  Rich, elegant & full bodied
• Maturation: A combination of 20% new and 80% second use barrels, 90% French 10% American and for 24 months. 
• Patrick is a member of Sustainable Growing Australia - they compost all winery waste on site, have Guinea Fowl living amongst the vines who clean up bugs and pests, naturally, Sheep graze in the vineyard to eliminate herbicide and fertizlier use, bees are kept on the property, native cover crops are grown, and biological pest management is employed. The vineyard is also home to the incredible rare Southern-Eastern Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo, sadly there are only 1,500 of these in the wild.

Awards: 

GOLD - Sydney International TOP100 2018/2019
GOLD - Australian Small Winemakers Wine Show 2018
SILVER - James Halliday Cabernet Challenge
SILVER - Rurtherglen Wine Show 2018
SILVER - National Cool Climate Wine Show 2019
94 Points - Wineshowcase Magazine " New Release " 2018
93 Points - Huon Hooke " The Real Review " 2018
4.5 STARS - Winestate Magazine 
4 STARS - Winestate Limestone Coast Wine Show
BRONZE - Sydney Royal KPMG 2018 
BRONZE - Cairns Wine Show 2018 
BRONZE - Limestone Coast Wine Show 2018 
 

About the winemaker

During a decorated career spanning more than three decades, Patrick Tocaciu received international accolades while working as head winemaker for several major labels. His focus then switched to fulfilling a more personal goal with the establishment of the family owned and operated Patrick of Coonawarra in 2004. Patrick’s eldest son, Luke, has now taken over the family business and continues to produce highly regarded wines from the famed Terra Rossa soils of Coonawarra.

The guiding principle in both the vineyards and winery is that the most natural path from grape to glass will ultimately provide the best wine, and that the more natural solution to any challenge or issue gives the best chance of being able to produce wines well into the future. All winery waste is composted on site, and wildlife plays a key part in the health of the vineyard: a flock of guinea fowl live amongst the vines all year round cleaning up any bugs and pests, sheep graze through the vineyard, eliminating herbicide and fertiliser use and cleaning up the grass under vine, and bees are kept around the property. Native cover crops are grown to prevent erosion, suppress weeds and provide nutrition, and biological pest management is employed - such as wasps and beneficial bacteria application.