Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 1994 (1500ml)

Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 1994 (1500ml)"John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the worlds great fine red wines." Andrew Caillard MW Trophy Royal Adelaide Wine Show 1996 Trophy Sydney Royal Wine Show 1997 First made in 1982, the John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon is the flagship wine of the Wynns portfolio. It is made in small quantities from the best available fruit grown on Wynns Coonawarra Estate's extensive Cabernet plantings. It is produced from the top 1% of available Cabernet

Polish Hill arrives all bright and perky but underneath the citrussy exterior there is great concentration of fruit flavour

kinetic tannin structure

Piedmont is fiercely committed to the idea of appellations of origin

The 2022 Primavera Vineyard Pinot Noir leads with raspberries

followed by the Chapman Brook Vineyard in the early 1990s

But there's all this sweet apple and pear-like flavour too

retaining and enhancing the natural expression of the fruit

"  Tuesday Blind Tastings

Long lines of natural and unforced acidity

Serious concentration is married to blade-runner lime

But I've tasted the wine and will open another bottle (and refresh this review) some time in the next week or two

The wine rises with Chinotto and blood orange