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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2026 (based on 21 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by stayhappy21 on 12/13/2023 & rated 90 points: Drank this during a wine dinner at Phoenix Garden (Ngee Ann City). Theme of the Evening: Langton's Exceptional Cabernet Dinner. Wines were served two at a time for comparison and contrast.
One of the flagship wines from the Wynns Coonawarra Estate. Only made in good years, this wine presented a lovely eucalyptus, blackcurrant, tobacco, mint and cedar. When compared to the 2006 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine presents more complexity and dimensions. (470 views) | | | Tasted by Andrew67 on 7/2/2022: Drinking beautifully right now. Totally integrated and balanced. Has another 5 to 10 years ahead (981 views) | | | Tasted by nulla on 5/4/2021: Still a 94. Two years since the last bottle this is still developing. Now into a secondary stage but still with a youthful swing in her hips. Delicious from the moment the first sip crosses your lips Blackberries, cedar and a touch of spice on the bouquet following through to the palate with a light dash of eucalypt. Luscious body with lingering length. In an optimum point in the drinking window but will easily cellar (with care) for another 5 plus years (1497 views) | | | Tasted by rednick@internode.on.net on 10/18/2019: Quite incredible, still solid in colour, mint, cedar, some aniseed and berry nose - massive cassis fuit followed by wonderful gritty tannins giving an incredibly long finish - still full of power and structure and wish I had waited another 10 years (1892 views) | | | Tasted by nulla on 5/4/2019 & rated 94 points: Deep colour, barely showing any age. Powerful fruit - blackberry, blueberry, light mint/eucalypt and a hint of chopped tobacco. A fine line of acid. Good mouth feel with a lingering finish. The tannins are smooth. This had a three hour decant/breath (2:00pm-5:00pm) then back in the bottle and was opened and consumed over three hours (7:30pm-10:30pm). It continued to open up in the bottle/glass right up to the last drop. I expect this to cellar for another decade. 94. (1927 views) | | | Tasted by Andrew67 on 3/23/2019 & rated 92 points: Deep colour, just starting to show some age. Concentrated, powerful fruit - blackberry, blueberry, mint, tobacco. The acidity sits nicely behind this all the way through to a long, lingering finish. The tannins are firm but fine. (1779 views) | | | Tasted by Andrew67 on 3/29/2016 & rated 93 points: Concentrated fruit with balanced acidity. Lots of life left. (2820 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 2/21/2016: Fresh berry aromas along with cedar and tobacco. It is generous and full with dense briary fruit and quality supportive oak. There's just a hint of earthy development sneaking in and the finish is carried by fine grained tannins. (2439 views) | | | Tasted by bboy on 11/24/2012 & rated 84 points: A major dissapointment, not ready, too tough. (3776 views) | | | Tasted by Mivvy on 7/11/2010 & rated 89 points: Gave this a good decant before drinking. Powerful wine, purple with masses of dark fruits, cassis and finishing with big grippy tannins. Needs a fair bit of time. (4464 views) |
| By Jancis Robinson, MW
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| Wynns Coonawarra Estate Producer website
The winemakers at Wynns
1951-53 Ian Hickinbotham
1954-58 Norm Walker
1961-68 Jock Redman
1971-77 Ken Ward
1978-85 John Wade
1986-97 Peter Douglas
1989-95 Peter Bissell
1993-present Sue Hodder
1998-present Sarah Pidgeon Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonAustralia Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)South Australia South Australian Wine Industry Association | South Australian Wines (Wikipedia)Limestone Coast Limestone CoastCoonawarra Coonawarra |
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