Leogate works the old Len Evans vineyard on Broke Road, restored since 2008 by Bill and Vicki Widin. The wines to know are the Brokenback range, powerful Hunter Shiraz alongside Semillon and Chardonnay, poured in a large cellar door with fireside tastings in winter and alfresco flights facing the ranges in summer.
The Brokenback Tasting is $10 for six wines over about an hour, the Reserve $20, and a $45 canape menu runs seven wines with matched bites. For $50 a behind-the-scenes tour walks the crush, tanks and barrel room before a tasting. The cellar door opens Wednesday to Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday, and bookings are essential. Beyond the bar the estate runs to twenty villas and the three-bedroom Gatehouse cottage, so it works as a base as much as a stop. The vineyards are sustainably farmed, and the range spreads into a Tempranillo, a Cabernet and a couple of sparklings alongside the Brokenback flagships.
At this cellar door
- Tasting
- Cellar-door tastingBooking requiredBuy on site
- On site
- Stay on siteGuided toursEvents programme
- Who it suits
- Groups welcome
- Getting there
- On shuttle route (Leogate Estate)
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Tasting experiences
- Brokenback Tasting$10pp
A hosted tasting of six carefully selected wines guided by the cellar door team.
- Reserve Tasting$20pp
A curated tasting of six premium reserve wines highlighting the estate's most distinguished releases.
- Group Tasting$20pp
A guided tasting of six wines for groups of ten or more, booked in advance.
- Canape and Wine Menu$45pp
Seven Brokenback wines matched with a canape menu.
- Winery Tour$50pp
A behind-the-scenes walk past the vineyard and through the crush, press, fermentation tanks and barrel room, finishing with a Brokenback tasting.
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Food & stay
Stay on site
20 luxury villas including studio, two-bed and an accessible option, each with a private balcony, plus the elevated three-bedroom Gatehouse cottage for groups or families.
The wines
| 2021 Brokenback TempranilloBrokenback | $40 |
| 2021 Gatecrasher Cabernet SauvignonGatecrasher | $28 |
| 2017 Gatecrasher BalmainGatecrasher | $25 |
| NV VVS1 Diamond 'Blanc de Blancs'Sparkling | $38 |
| NV Libertine Frizzante BlancSparklingLibertine | $25 |
| NV Libertine Frizzante RougeSparklingLibertine | $25 |
| 2018 Long Flat Red 'Winemaker's Blend' | $20 |
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The estate
- Ownership
- Family owned by Bill and Vicki Widin since 2008
- Top Wineries of AustraliaThe Real Review · 2025
- Sustainably farmed
Getting here & good to know
Leogate Estate is at 1693 Broke Road, Pokolbin, in the Hunter Valley wine country. It sits on the iHop Hunter Valley hop-on wine shuttle (Leogate Estate stop), so you can visit without driving.
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Details last checked 2026-09-12.