Wynns John Riddoch Cab Sauv 2013

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Wynns
Label Name:
 
John Riddoch Cab Sauv
Vintage:
 
2013
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Coonawarra, South Australia
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
Cabernet Sauvignon
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
James Halliday 97; Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 96+; Decanter review/score (high praise). Sources:

Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant, blackberry and blueberry with violet florals, cedar, graphite, tobacco, dark chocolate and liquorice. Plush mid-palate, fine graphite tannins and a long, mineral finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roast lamb, braised short ribs, aged hard cheeses (cheddar, manchego). Asian: Korean BBQ (galbi), Cantonese roast duck/char siu, beef rendang, Chinese red-braised beef.

Production Method
Top ~1% of estate Cabernet from older vine blocks; crushed and fermented (c.5–8 days), pressed at dryness and matured 15–26 months in new and one‑year French oak hogsheads/barriques.

Vineyard Info
Wynns Coonawarra Estate flagship wine, first released 1982; made from limited parcels of older 1960s–70s Cabernet plantings on Terra Rossa soils.