Origin: Coonawarra
Region: South Australia
Grape(s): Cabernet Sauvignon
Style: Full-bodied red wine aged in new French oak
Drinkability: Contemplate
Alcohol: 14%
Cedar and spruce with just a whiff of sweet fruit and and spice. After an initial sweetness, the wine quickly turns savoury. Tannins are finely woven, long and drying. Very satisfying drinking now, but no hurry.
The famous Wynns was established by Scottish pioneer John Riddoch in 1891, who planted vines in the surrounding area, but its current identity dates from 1951 when it was purchased by Melbourne wine merchants Samuel and David Wynn, who re-named it Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate. Today the wines are regarded as benchmarks for the district, lauded for their consistent quality and depth of flavour. Under Sue Hodder, who has been Senior Winemaker since 1998, Wynns Coonawarra Estate produces an annual collection of wines from superb value Riesling and Shiraz through to the flagships John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon and Michael Shiraz; the last two are made only in vintages when the grapes are deemed exceptional.
