Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

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Wynns
John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Vintage : 2016
Country : Australia
Region : Coonawarra
Subregion :
Type : Red
Style : Deep Full Bodied
Format : 75cl
Alcohol : 14°
Grappes : 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Experts		Score	Vintage
RP	Robert Parker	96	2016
JH	James Halliday	97	2013
DCT	Decanter	99	2010
WS	Wine Spectator	93	2010

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First made in 1982, the John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon was conceived as a flagship wine for the Wynns portfolio. The wine honours pasturalist and parliamentarian John Riddoch, who was the largest land-owner in South Australia’s south-east corner. With his brother George, the two owned the freehold to more than 70,000 acres.

John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon is made in small quantities from the best available fruit grown on the estate’s extensive Cabernet plantings. It has become the definitive Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, and is arguably richer and more concentrated than any other wine in the region.

Made only in years when grapes of extraordinarily high quality are available; less than one per cent of the top Cabernet grapes are used to make it.

Robert Parker (RP) : 96 Points (2016)

The new oak is a bit more apparent in the 2015 John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon, which shows toasty, cedary aromas, hints of baking spices and dried herbs and a gorgeous core of cassis fruit. A medium to full-bodied wine at 13.4% alcohol, this has a lovely streamlined shape on the palate. It's not bold or flashy, just an elegant long-distance runner, with silky tannins, crisp acids and plenty of concentrated fruit to ensure a long, positive evolution.

James Halliday (JH) : 97 Points (2013)

A potent, rich, complex, full-bodied cabernet that has a signature as indelible as that of Grange. Cassis/blackcurrant fruit, with touches of earth, tar and licorice, pours in a rush along the palate, not held up by oak or tannins, both subsumed into the fabric of the wine.

Decanter (DCT) : 99 Points (2010)

A magical union of opulent, juicy blackberry wrapped discretely in a regal oak robe. Captured at optimal ripeness, the fruit notes remain bright and vital, and especially soft tannins carry the long flavours gracefully, with just the right amount of bite and grip. Winemaker Sue Hodder says this was an easy vintage to make good wine, such was the quality of fruit picked; she has captured its best attributes perfectly.

Wine Spectator (WS) : 93 Points (2010)

Layers of bay leaf and dried herb flavors weave through a focused core of juicy currant fruit, melding smoothly and ramping up intensity on the finish. Best from 2015 through 2020.