Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 1982

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 1982.

This is my note direct from a vertical tasting of Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon.

The first John Riddoch, made by John Wade after his 1981 visit to Bordeaux, and made to be ‘the pinnacle of Wynns’. It’s a legend in name, in reputation and, as a 40-year-old wine, in the glass. Gorgeous aromatics, fuller body than you would expect of such a low alcohol* and mature wine, flooded with sweet leaf matter, some truffle, mint, tobacco, leather and fruit, I tell you, yes, berried fruit, still. It’s a wonderful wine, truly. It has it all. It was $25 on release.”

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* Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 1982 is 13% alc/vol. The bottle says that it’s 12.1% but the wine was analysed more recently and it’s 13%.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, founder of The Winefront and mattinson, and former chief editor of Halliday.

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