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.