Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Wynns |
Label Name: | John Riddoch Cab Sauv |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Coonawarra, South Australia |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Selected critic scores: Andrew Caillard MW 99, Huon Hooke 98, Tony Love 98, Jane Faulkner (Halliday) 97, Decanter 97, Robert Parker/Wine Advocate ~96, James Suckling 94, Wine Spectator 93. Bronze medal IWSC 2022
Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant, dark cherry and cassis with violet and mint/sage notes; cedar, dark chocolate and espresso oak character. Fine grainy tannins, bright acidity and a long, savory finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roast lamb, beef short ribs, aged cheddar. Asian: Korean BBQ, char siu (Cantonese roast pork), Peking duck, Sichuan beef, miso-glazed eggplant.
Production Method
Made from the top ~1% estate Cabernet parcels; hand/optically sorted, open fermenters, ~24 days on skins. Matured ~15 months in French oak (c.35% new), malolactic in barrel.
Vineyard Info
Wynns Coonawarra Estate, founded on John Riddoch’s plantings (1891) and acquired by the Wynns in 1951; the estate is Coonawarra’s flagship, producing the John Riddoch single-vineyard flagship in top years.