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Welcome to Winter 2009The 2009 vintage came off the vines in excellent condition with some exceptional flavours showing throughout the fruit. The aroma of the fermenting fruit is sensational, it’s hard to pick a favourite as they are all looking spectacular. The Cabernet Sauvignon was the last harvested and has just finished fermenting. This Cabernet will be seeing some expensive premium oak as the grape quality was exceptional. Look forward to a fantastic wine. The season was quite cool with the exception of two very HOT weeks during early February. The high altitude and warm days in the middle of summer coupled with the cool ripening autumn period contribute to the flavour intensity of our Orange region wines. We look forward to sharing these wines with you in the years to come. 
Orange F.O.O.D. Week in ReviewF.O.O.D. Week was very popular with around 700 visitors frolicking and picnicing in the gardens, watching Ian Marr carve letters in stone, viewing art and tasting wine. It was very busy at the Cellar Door and was great to see many familiar faces (albeit very briefly)! The Regional Harvest Picnic proved very popular and the food got great reviews. Anji has completed some more garden paths and although it is still a work in progress, visitors enjoyed meandering through the various plantings and water features framed by the views of Mount Canobolas. Thank you to all who came out and made F.O.O.D. Week a great success! We look forward to seeing you again soon. 
Patina ClubNow you can choose your own dozen! The Patina Club Winter Dozen is due for release in early June. This is the first anniversary of the Patina Club and we have some new incentives. Loyal club members are very valuable to Patina so we’re making club membership simply irresistible… CLUB MEMBERS receive one dozen in June and one dozen in December each year at 25% discount! You can select your own club dozen starting this year! Just send us an order form by the 1st of June and the 1st of December if you wish to choose your own; alternatively don’t bother with the order form and a Winemaker preselected mixed dozen will be automatically sent to you (complete with notes to make your dinner party interesting). Simply send us an email (click here) requesting to join, and we'll contact you with the details.
• Buy all your other wines during the year at 20% discount. • Delivery is FREE in NSW (and also that little place in the middle called ACT). Deliveries outside NSW are charged at a reduced rate (subsidised by Patina). • Stroll through Anji’s beautiful garden anytime we are open (and other times if you give us a ring)! Bring your picnic and rug!
We’re starting to get quite a few members so be sure to let us know you’re a CLUB MEMBER when buying wine so you don’t miss out on the discount. Winter 2009 Club DozenWinemaker preselected dozen will include: 2 x 2004 Patina Cabernet Sauvignon The preselected Patina Club Winter dozen is $219, a saving of $73. Click here to join the club and receive our winemaker's dozen. Anon“Reality is a delusion created by a wine deficiency.“ Anon. The Dry Finish; Yeast LeesLees are the sediment at the bottom of a wine vat made up of things like dead yeast cells, grape seeds, pulp, skin fragments and tartrates. Over time the yeast cells break down and this process termed autolysis releases nutrients into the wine which affect the smell, taste and mouthfeel. If wine is left on lees for a short period it will have a very subtle affect of adding to the roundness and creaminess of the wine. When it is left for long periods it will produce yeasty flavours of bread and vegemite as in bottle fermented sparkling wines that have aged on lees for several years. Lees aren’t always a winemaker’s friend as it can produce off flavours of hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs) and it can make a warm climate wine too heavy and overbearing. But some judicious lees aging on crisp cool climate white varieties can make them very enticing. |
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In this issue
Patina Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Gerald's Notes: Mudgee has great soil and climate for Cabernet Sauvignon as it yields wine with rich, ripe dark fruit characters and good intensity. My preference for this fruit is to use a small amount of American oak to increase the intensity of the front palate and a high proportion of French oak to give the wine good palate structure and length. $27 per bottle | $307 per case Patina Riesling 2008
Gerald's Notes: Riesling is a variety that I find very exciting in the cool climate of Orange. It is a noble variety that displays floral aromatic characters that are unique to wines such as Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Albarino and a few others. While there are some excellent Rieslings produced around Australia, our soil, intense sunshine and cool climate - a result of our high elevation - play a large part in bringing out the best in the variety. If I can do anything about it, you will be seeing a lot more Riesling coming out of Orange in the future. $19 per bottle | $216 per case 2007 Patina Chardonnay Un-wooded
Gerald's Notes: Orange consistently produces world class chardonnay; the Orange terroir seems to draw out the best of the variety. It is a very versatile variety that expresses beautifully as an un-wooded style or as a barrel fermented and lees aged wine which shows rich flavours and velvety mouth feel. $19 per bottle | $216 per case 2004 Patina Merlot
Gerald's Notes: Merlot is renowned amongst viticulturists to be a difficult variety. It often grows irregularly and suffers from a condition known as “hen and chicken” where some berries form with seeds and some don’t, making small and large grapes. Merlot is very happy in Orange, it grows well, sets fruit well with very little tendency to “hen and chicken” and produces wine with good colour and fruit intensity. Orange region Merlot tends to show good fruit, acid and tannin resulting in a very inviting wine with finesse and complexity rarely seen in this variety. $27 per bottle | $307 per case 2005 Patina Mudgee Shiraz
Gerald's Notes: Mudgee has great soil and climate for Shiraz as it yields wine with rich, ripe dark fruit characters and good intensity. My preference is to use a high proportion of new American oak on this fruit to give the wine up front softness and oak sweetness with some good chocolate characters in the late palate. $27 per bottle | $307 per case Pass it onUnsubscribe
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