WINE ADVOCATE 98 POINTS - "The 2021 John Riddoch Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon is a brilliant wine. It is achingly intense yet is defined by its levity, which is not a common attribute in Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine expounds the virtues of the red gravel in which the fruit was grown, via its iodine and crushed shells, cassis and blood, sweet marrow and tobacco. It tastes so clearly of the place, which is a wonderful thing. The back palate swells with flavor, framed by the earth and the attuned oak. This is a tribute to the earth, an ode to it. Plentiful tannins bob along on the current of fruit. This will cellar interminably. It's up there in both quality and feel with the 2010, or so I think. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."
With history dating back to the late 1800's, Wynns Coonawarra Estates is the region's pre-eminent wine producer. Established in 1951, Wynns Coonawarra Estate is the largest single vineyard, with the best and longest established vineyard sites in Coonawarra. The wines are regarded as benchmarks for the district, lauded for their consistent quality and depth of flavour. What is now Wynns Coonawarra Estate was founded by Scottish pioneer John Riddoch. He planted vineyards in 1891 and completed the estate's famous three-gabled winery in 1896. Later in 1951 Melbourne wine merchants Samuel and David Wynn purchased Riddoch's original vineyards and winery and renamed the property Wynns Coonawarra Estate. The Wynns family recognised the intrinsic qualities of Coonawarra wines - their richness and intensity of fruit character - and set out to build an independent identity in the region. They created the famous label that has made John Riddoch's winery one of Australia's best known buildings and a recognised symbol of heritage and refinement, qualities Wynns prides itself on.
With history dating back to the late 1800's, Wynns Coonawarra Estates is the region's pre-eminent wine producer. Established in 1951, Wynns Coonawarra Estate is the largest single vineyard, with the best and longest established vineyard sites in Coonawarra. The wines are regarded as benchmarks for the district, lauded for their consistent quality and depth of flavour. What is now Wynns Coonawarra Estate was founded by Scottish pioneer John Riddoch. He planted vineyards in 1891 and completed the estate's famous three-gabled winery in 1896. Later in 1951 Melbourne wine merchants Samuel and David Wynn purchased Riddoch's original vineyards and winery and renamed the property Wynns Coonawarra Estate. The Wynns family recognised the intrinsic qualities of Coonawarra wines - their richness and intensity of fruit character - and set out to build an independent identity in the region. They created the famous label that has made John Riddoch's winery one of Australia's best known buildings and a recognised symbol of heritage and refinement, qualities Wynns prides itself on.
