2015 Patrick of Coonawarra 'Grande Reserve' Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml

Overview

Patrick of Coonawarra Grande Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is an iconic, limited-production wine made only from the finest fruit in exceptional vintages. Extended maturation and cellar ageing create a complex expression of aged Coonawarra Cabernet with impressive richness, structure and length.

Vineyard

The fruit is selected from individual parcels within the 60-year-old Home Block Vineyard in Coonawarra. Its low-yielding Cabernet Sauvignon vines grow on the region’s famed Terra Rossa soils, producing concentrated fruit with distinctive regional character and excellent ageing potential.

Winemaking and Cellaring

Selected parcels are matured in 100% new French oak for up to three years. The wine is then cellared for a minimum of six years before release, allowing its fruit, oak and tannin structure to develop greater harmony and complexity.

Producer Tasting Notes

“Bold, complex notes of dark chocolate and concentrated fruit lead to a wonderfully rich, structured palate with impeccable length. A wine that showcases the true essence of aged Coonawarra Cabernet and will reward any wine lover or true connoisseur.”

Critic Reviews

94 Points - Shanteh Wale, Halliday Wine Companion
Tasted 04 February 2025
Published 24 February 2025
“The wine opens with blood plums, elderberry and cassis. A plethora of earthenware and spices. Terracotta, leather and tobacco leaf. Fruit is more intensely red fruited on the palate with quince and dark cherries. A swathe of fresh acidity and gentle rolling tannins. … Drinking well now.”

Specifications

• Vintage: 2015
• Producer: Patrick of Coonawarra
• Range: Grande Reserve
• Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
• Vineyard: Home Block Vineyard
• Vine Age: 60 years
• Region: Coonawarra, South Australia
• Country: Australia
• Oak Maturation: Up to three years in 100% new French oak
• Cellar Ageing: Minimum of six years before release
• Alcohol: 13.8%
• Drinking Window: 2024-2030