Old Inn Road Vineyard

The Old Inn Road vineyard is situated about 5 kilometres west of the town of Bulahdelah on the Mid North Coast of NSW

#THE WINEMAKER Nick Paterson won the Riedel 2012 “Hunter Valley’s Rising Star” as well as winemaker of the 2011 Citibank NSW Wine of the Year. From vineyard to bottle, winemaker Nick’s family owns Chateau Pato, a micro-boutique Hunter winery, and he’s taken his skills from here high with his company Dogliani. Part of the ‘New Generation’ Hunter Valley winemakers, Nick believes in soft pressing the fruit allowing it’s unique characteristics to be enjoyed.

Nick has been fortunate to have the guidance of legends such as Murray Tyrrell, Len Evans, Iain Riggs and Andrew Spinaze. He had formative years working for Brokenwood and Tyrrells, as well as completing vintages in the Yarra Valley, Tuscany and Campania.

During Nick’s 19 years as a Winemaker his wines have been awarded 3 Championships, 25 National Trophies, 2 International Trophies and 45 Gold Medals. He is also proud to make wines for three Hunter Valley brands that have received the acclaimed five stars in James Hallidays’ 2014 wine book.

Verdelho, Chambourcin and Dolcetto are planted. Verdelho originated in Portugal where it is famous for making Madeira, but in Australia Verdelho produces a uniquely fine white table wine with citrus flavours and a clean fresh palate.

Chambourcin is a French variety that produces a full-bodied red wine with rich purple colour that is equally enjoyable as a Rosé or a sparkling red. Chambourcin is particularly well suited to the Mid North Coast because of its strong growth habit, excellent bunch size and natural resistance to disease.

Dolcetto is a black wine grape variety widely grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. The Italian word Dolcetto means “little sweet one” because of its nature, so named because of its nature. Dolcetto makes an excellent medium bodied, dry red wine or a superb sparkling Rosé.