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Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Name: Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Brand: Wynns
SKU: WJRC202010 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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— 97pts, Huon Hooke!
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— Sourced from a premium private cellar

Origin

South Australia Coonawarra, Australia

In stock

Ready for dispatch from Warehouse same or next business day

SKU: WJRC202010 UCAU

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TASTING NOTES

Wynns Coonawarra Estate continues its legacy with the 2020 John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from the estate’s oldest vines planted on the iconic terra rossa soils. The vineyard practices emphasize sustainability, low yields, and hand harvesting to ensure fruit of exceptional quality and site expression. Wynns’ long-standing commitment to traditional techniques and modern precision supports the crafting of wines with clarity and depth.

The 2020 vintage saw a season with balanced temperatures and minimal rain, allowing slow, even ripening that enhanced flavour complexity and retained natural acidity. The grapes underwent careful sorting before fermentation with indigenous yeasts, followed by maturation predominantly in new French oak barrels. The wine exhibits classic Coonawarra characteristics: layers of blackcurrant, mulberry, and subtle eucalyptus, framed by cedar and fine spice notes. The palate is structured yet elegant, with polished tannins, bright acidity, and a long, refined finish. This 2020 John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon showcases Wynns’ mastery in producing age-worthy wines that clearly reflect their terroir and vintage nuances.

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: 2020

Bottle : 1.5L (Magnum)

Country: Australia

Region: South Australia

Alcohol: 14.0%

Cellaring: 15 Plus Years

Scores

97/100

Impressively dense, dark, glass-staining colour with a strong tint of purple. Concentrated and superripe blackberry aromas, bright and intense and beautifully ripe with minimal herbal accents. Nuances of tar and licorice as well. It's full bodied and rich, concentrated and ample, with lashings of supple, fine-grained tannins and a long carry. A powerful wine but one that glides across the palate effortlessly. A beautiful and long-term cabernet.

Huon Hooke

Scores

96/100

The combination of both elegance and command here is quite astonishing. This isn't a big wine and yet it still somehow manages to lay down the law. It tastes of blackcurrant, redcurrant, bay leaf and dried tobacco, though it's the swagger of (integrated) tannin and the gentle infusion of gravel-like notes that really take it up a gear. This is a wonderful wine.

Campbell Mattinson

Scores

95/100

A lustrous deep crimson. The oak is a little fuzzy and unresolved, but this is a full weighted wine built to go a considerable distance, despite the cooler, challenging conditions. It seems more gently extracted than usual as a result. The fruit is a bit sweet and the texture rounder. Sourced from just a single block. Mottled blue fruits, black pastille, mulberry, licorise strap and clove, with a fleck of tea tree across the finish. The tannins, gritty, chewy and nicely moreish, although a cushy approachability. Best to wait. Drinkable now, but best from 2027.

Ned Goodwin MW

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

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