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Sunday, July 18, 2021 - The first vintage of Riddoch made by John Wade. I have not had this wine for many years but i had 2 bottles in the cellar and thought i would try it against a 82 Yarra Yering Dry Red 1 as a comparison. The nose was quintessential Coonawarra Cabernet through and through. Even could fool a punter with some lovely 82 left bank Paulliac Bordeaux style underlying scents. And a wine capable of competing with 82 Bordeaux and would hold its head high. Perfectly ready at near 40 yrs old, not going to improve further but a superb wine to drink with some French food. Slow cooked beef or lamb for example. Excellent condition bottles getting harder and harder to get and prices going stratospheric. but if you are clever and know your game, despite this wine being worthy of its price, there is still some 82 Bordeaux to buy at same or less price. But semantics. Rich long and with initial tannic dryness that dissipated quickly, it paired with food wonderfully and was a wonderful drinking experience. it was overshadowed by a brooding, surly 82 YY DR 1 but a smidgeon. Yummo

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