Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Scores

97 / 100

"Deep red with a good touch of purple: an excellent colour. There are ripe blackberry fruit aromas, clean and intense, with a touch of violets. The wine is concentrated and deep in the mouth, with muscle and grip, all in acceptable balance. The wine is firm and slightly sinewy in tannin, tight and elegant, the grip and flavour continuing long after the wine has left the mouth. It's not a very big wine, but concentrated. It demands patience, as the tannins are dominant and the flavours are yet to fully emerge. It has a big cellaring future. A superb wine - but not ready yet. Cellar it!"
- Huon Hooke

97 / 100

"The depth of its purple-crimson hue telegraphs an ultra-powerful wine of impeccable breed and balance, needing a minimum of 10 years to relax. In wine terms, the case to delay its release to coincide with that of Grange is obvious, but in financial terms it simply won't happen. A great John Riddoch in the making."
- James Halliday

96 / 100

"Structure, tannins, architecture, length. It’s all there. A wine that requires chewing and chomping on, gets all mouthwatering, delights with its angles and firmness yet shows a come-hither perfume of dark fruit, crushed walnuts, clove, bayleaf, gum leaf and earthiness. Flavours tend to the dark fruits too, though there’s aniseed and clove in oak profile laying down complexity. It’s trim, taut and reserved. It’s a fine, fine, release that has the mettle for a generation in cellar."
- Mike Bennie

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