Wynns V&A Lane Cabernet Shiraz 2024

Wynns V&A Lane Cabernet Shiraz 2024
$60, 12.6% alcohol, screwcap, Coonawarra.

It’s noticeably low in alcohol, or perhaps it’s more accurate to say that the elegance of this wine is the first thing that you notice. It’s offers a long, cool, fluid flow of silken flavour. Another clear point of difference here is the tannin profile, which is exceptionally fine; it’s effectively silty, such is its fineness and finesse. In flavour terms it’s so seamless that it’s difficult to tell one flavour from another, but it’s more red-berried than black, and its cedarwood oak and herb/tobacco notes are completely ensconced in the fruit. There’s a gently creaminess to this wine too; just enough for it to qualify as positively soft, though – like most everything in this wine – this aspect is subtle. 94 points.