1998 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon John Riddoch

Community Tasting Notes (135) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  4/12/2024 - Cremuel Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Bob’s cellar. Dark and brooding, no bricking evident. Nose is sweet rich black cherries and damsons, pepper pinch. Dryand restrained, feels over a bit in the fruit has disappeared and left with a very tertiary leathery old red. Not that appealing - will try more on day 2 (89). Day 2 and all that leathery old red taste has gone away, red acidity has jumped up to the fore and more vibrant fruit has appeared. Much better. Last bottle so will never know where this goes next! Moving up a couple of points and thinking you have it time to drink up.

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  3/2/2024 - Abdul Qadir Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted but didn't let it breather too long (only an hour or so) given age. Still in great shape. Smooth and balanced but losing the fruit. Very pleasant but time to get a wriggle on and drink

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  1/18/2024 - Cremuel Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Bob's cellar. Deep ruby red, no obvious bricking. Full nose of black cherries, mocha, rich and warm, smoky. Powerful and lush. Flavours are less fruit rich, tertiary elements, leather and aged tobacco, a ribbon of red acidity. Good opening. Needs some air. With a little air, is remarkably good, the red fruit acidity blends into the background of rich black fruit. There's a sprinkle of black pepper. Delicious.
  Next day is more tertiary, the fruit has faded.

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  1/1/2024 - crazywineguy Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Opened with the most amazing fruit nose. Left it 90 min to decant then the nose is significantly faded compared to the open. Very tertiary wine with that lightening greeny taste of an old wine where the fruit is fading. I wish I had tasted this on opening. Rule no 1 - always taste over time sequentially so you don't miss the window if there is a window there for your wine. You would think I would know that by now!
  Went better with food. This is good to very good but ? downhill run.

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  10/14/2023 - edgar wrote: flawed

  Cooked :(. All stewed prune

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