March 28, 2024 - Dark Red through to the edges, still young and pumping iron. excellent fruit, Blackberry and cassis, hints of licorice and mint, dark chocolate and xmas pudding, Subtle oak and smooth tannins. A delight now and will develop further in the years to come. 93.
February 24, 2024 - Blackberry, licorice, dark chocolate, roasted dark meat, eucalyptus, capsicum. Beautiful wine. Length is good/ ok. Drink now or over 10-12 years. 93
August 7, 2023 - Middle of the Road CS.
May 22, 2023 - Tomato bush and tobacco. I’ve had this vintage half a dozen times and it never fails to satisfy.
Juicy little red berries with some black and blue fruit thrown in. It has licks of herbs, sugar, spice and other things nice. Good thwack of acidity still, and fine ashen tannin. Only a hint of mint, though others at the tasting found mint more than I did. Perhaps it blows off with time in the glass/decanter. Anyway, speaking of time, this wine is becoming more textural. 93+
May 20, 2023 - 2015 Wynns Black
NB42 TASTING
(Surprising) wine of the night given the wines on the table. This could be had for under $30 on release. A key vintage. Rich, savoury, but balanced. Ripe plum and cherry, with only the faintest touch of Coonawarra mint and the finest dark chocolate through the finish. This felt a lot like a fine McLaren Vale Cabernet. Tannins melt, and are completely absorbed in to the wine providing a structure for a very long drinking window. Outstanding, drinking well now and expect to do so for another 5 years before thinning out some. Wow.
January 21, 2023 - So good for the price. Smooth and savoury, excellent slightly powdery tannin , good acid, big length. Aromas of dark fruit, chocolate , some slight coffee, earthiness. A great wine, built to cellar for decades to come.
July 9, 2022 - When poured into a decanter, the predominant rich sweet fruit lept out markedly. Pencil shavings of quality wood and a whiff of underlying greenness were evident. The typical blackberry flavours were long and satisfying while the acid was surprisingly muted. The mouth grip on the finish suggests that another five years may further soften the finish although I doubt if the wine’s complexity will improve noticeably.
May 31, 2022 - Past it’s best but not close to off
Lacking body
March 18, 2022 - Ripe balanced fruit. Needs time.
January 10, 2022 - Great wine, great vintage in the sturdy, reliable Black Label heritage. Lifted notes of mint, tobacco and a good dark berry base. Good stuff. Look forward to seeing it age.