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Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Name: Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Brand: Wynns
SKU: WJRC201812 UCAU
Price: 139.99 AUD
Availability: InStock

$139.99

— Wynns Coonawarra Estate, founded in 1891, is South Australia’s benchmark for classic Cabernet Sauvignon from the famed terra rossa soils.
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— 99pts, Andrew Caillard MW!
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— Sourced from a premium private cellar

Origin

South Australia Coonawarra, Australia

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SKU: WJRC201812 UCAU

99 Points
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TASTING NOTES

Wynns Coonawarra Estate’s John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon continues to exemplify the estate’s dedication to crafting benchmark Coonawarra wines, drawing fruit from some of the oldest vines planted on the region’s famed terra rossa soils. These historic vineyards, managed with low yields and hand harvesting, benefit from the cool maritime climate, producing fruit with exceptional intensity and purity.

The 2018 vintage offered near-ideal conditions with a warm, even growing season that allowed for full flavour development while maintaining vibrant acidity. Following careful hand sorting, fermentation was carried out with wild yeasts, and the wine was matured primarily in new French oak barrels, contributing structure and subtle spice. Aromas of blackcurrant, mulberry, and cassis are layered with hints of mint, eucalyptus, and graphite. The palate reveals a fine balance of power and elegance, with firm but refined tannins, fresh acidity, and a persistent, mineral-tinged finish. This John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is a confident expression of Coonawarra terroir, combining intensity with grace and built to reward cellaring.

TASTING PROFILE

LIGHT
FULL

LOW TANNIN
TANNIC

SWEET
DRY

LOW ACIDITY
HIGH ACIDITY

Aroma: Blueberry, Boysenberry, Herbal

Palate: Blue Fruits, Cassis, Graphite

Food Pairings:

Pork
Red Meat

Classification: Red

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintage: 2018

Bottle : 750ml (Bottle)

Country: Australia

Region: South Australia

Alcohol: 14.0%

Cellaring: 15 Plus Years

Scores

99/100

Deep crimson. A wonderfully evocative wine. Fragrant pure blackcurrant, dark cherry aromas with integrated praline mocha, roasted chestnut notes and touches of sage and violet. Beautifully concentrated wine with voluminous blackcurrant, dark cherry, mulberry fruits, plentiful fine grainy al dente tannins, superb dark chocolate, mocha, espresso complexity and underlying chinotto sage notes. Finishes grainy/ cedar firm with pure cassis, kirsch notes and a plume of extract. Elegant, powerful and expansive with the structure and balance for long term aging; the fruit, tannin, oak and acidity are beautifully integrated.

Andrew Caillard MW

Scores

98/100

Oh my, this is such a good wine – as good as any that have been released under this label. It is remarkable that a wine of such finesse and refinement should also have such power and drive. But that’s Coonawarra in a good year, managed with first rate winemaking after the viticulturist has delivered the fruit. Has a slightly liqueur cherry aroma with cool leaf and tobacco leaf nuances. The palate is sublime with the fine weave of tannin, fine grained oak and silky-smooth fruit. As you might expect it is still a little shy and closed but decanting will give you a glimpse of what it will become.

Ray Jordan

Scores

98/100

With a very deep, brooding purple/red Colour, it has a remarkably complex, savoury bouquet of beautifully integrated fruit and oak, very ripe cabernet aromas with no leafy herbal accents and lots of dark fruit, blackberry and cassis interwined with cedar, smoky bacon and graphite nuances. Almost decadenly rich and fleshy, it's full-bodied and loaded with extract, the abundant tannins supple and suberbly knitted into the fabric of the wine. A glorious cabernet.

Huon Hooke

ABN: 13 116 972 313. SA License Number: 57701990

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