2008 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon John Riddoch

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  10/21/2023 - Indran Rajendra Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Brown red rim. Still young bouquet of sweet blackcurrant, blackberry, cherries, blueberries, mint, black olives, tomato leaf. Satisfying tannins coat the mouth increasing by glass. Firm acid. Good length. St Julien like in character. Silent and feminine. Best from 0-75mins. Drunk at 16degs C. Riedel bordeaux glasses. Needs a few more years to allow more aged characteristics and possible improvement.NS

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  11/27/2022 - Redback Likes this wine:

  Nicely balanced and in a good spot.

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  10/20/2020 - peterchoy wrote: 93 Points

  Appearance: Bright and clear, the wine is of deep ruby colour, with narrow garnet rims and legs.
  Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of black fruit of blackberry, blackcurrant and ripe dark cherries, pungent spice of black pepper, kernel notes of dark chocolate, oak notes of vanilla, animal notes of leather, maturity notes of savoury. The wine is developing.
  Palate: Dry with medium (+) acidity, the wine has high tannin of ripe and velvety texture, medium (+) alcohol, with full body and medium (+) intensity flavours of black fruit of black cherries and blackberry, dried fruit of prune, oak notes of vanilla, kernel notes of chocolate, sweet spice of clove. The wine has a medium (+) finish.
  Conclusion: Very good quality Australian Cabernet Sauvignon with an intense nose showing great complexity, with plenty of dark fruit, vanilla and chocolate, black peppery and savoury. On the palate the wine is well-balanced, with harmony on acidity, tannin and body, exhibiting good concentration of flavours and a fairly long finish. It is ready to drink now and can further develop for another 3-5 years.

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  10/27/2017 - Indran Rajendra Likes this wine:

  This ruby-hued wine offered up intense aromas of blackcurrant, black cherries, eucalyptus, dark chocolate, mint, earth, roses and cigar box. The nose has opulence. Has not developed significant aged characters such as old damp wood. Compared to the tasting in 2014 the wine has opened up. The palate is full-bodied, elegant and with loads of firm tannins. The wine is best at 20 minutes in the decanter. Drunk at 16 degrees C.Riedel Bordeaux glasses. Over the next few years, the wine should soften and develop more aged characters. Score 99

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  10/6/2017 - Andrew67 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  A really well balanced wine with medium body and great length. The fruit (blackberry, plum, cedar, chocolate, liquorice) is perfectly ripe. The acidity is so tightly integrated that its seems to walk arm in arm with the fruit through the entire length. The tannins are fine grained and similarly bound into the experience. The wine is not youthful, but still suggests it has many years of improvement ahead. Thoroughly nice.

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