1991 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Centenary

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  7/3/2022 - GD77 Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Just wonderful.

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  5/5/2021 - graemeg wrote:

  NobleRottersSydney - reds at 10 20 30 (Fix, St James, Sydney): {cork, 12.5%} [Graeme] Double-decanted two hours earlier. Level still slightly into the neck, but with a tiny vein of wine up the side of the cork and a little ancient flaky wine under the capsule. I surmise that happened right at bottling and then the seal was maintained. I’ve had this in the cellar since 1997 and the level never moved. Aged garnet colour, but not too orange. Classic aged nose of leathery old red, spice, generic aged red berry. Plenty of aged oak too; this was getting to around ‘peak-oak’ for Wynns, and it’s pleasant but not especially complex. The palate has faded red fruit too, with a gently chalky tannin astringency, medium-bodied weight, nicely ripe but not baked. It’s very plesasant, especially for 30 years old, but perhaps a bit prosaic. Medium length finish. Seems like it will still hold a while but there’s no more complexity to come. Would have been better with a bit less oak. Possibly judged a bit harshly as it was comprehensively overshadowed by the following 91 Grange.

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  8/13/2019 - lightning wrote:

  No notes taken, however please make sure to give this one plenty of air before approaching. The nose is immediately inviting upon popping the cork, however the acidity was unbalanced at the start, and it wasn't until the last glass before the midpalate started filling out. The class of this wine was evident though.

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  3/2/2018 - RN wrote: 89 Points

  Old cellar. Surprised. Opened slowly in the glass and gained lovely complexity. Only 12.5%. Nicely integrated. Life ahead but no likely improvement.

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  3/11/2017 - GregK59 wrote: 90 Points

  Coffee and tobacco on the nose, still deep colour. Coffee, earthy character with good tannins but fruit still in good shape. I doubt it will get better but both bottles opened and drank well.

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