2019 Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon

19.0+/20 points, Matthew Jukes - "After a run of glorious and exuberant Californian wines, returning to a genuine, cool climate beauty was a pleasure. Impeccably refined, minutes long and monastically peaceful and calm on the palate, this is a brilliant wine and one with a 30 life ahead of it. If it looks this good already, imagine what will happen in a decade or two." 

97 points, Erin Larkin, Halliday Wine Companion - ""Like the 2018 that preceded it, this is a wine of stature, precision and endurance. The tannins are fine and omnipresent, but then a cabernet without tannins would be like a person without purpose. This is direct, forthright and confident, with a core of pure, soft and unfettered berry fruits that cascade over the tongue and trail through the interminable finish. The piercing intensity of fruit on the middle palate echoes in the mouth. Truly, sublime". Drink by 2052

97 points, Stuart Knox, The Real Review - ""Deep and intense ruby core with a brightness at the rim. A heady nose with blackberry, graphite and oak spice nuances that sings of the variety and region. Palate has an ethereal quality to it, intense dark fruit with layers of dry earth, ironstone and all make for a full-bodied wine yet there’s a deftness of touch that keeps you returning for further inspection. Tannins are finely integrated with power and precision to an incredibly long finish. A benchmark cabernet from Coonawarra." Drink: 2022–2042.

96+ points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front - ""First made in 1982, which means that a 40th Birthday is due. 2022 also marks 30 years at Wynns for winemaker Suer Hodder, and what an amazing job she’s done. This is a stellar release. It’s everything you could hope for in a cabernet; both pure and bold of fruit, elegant at the same time, lengthy, silken and rippled with fine-but-assertive tannin. One sip and I was both bowled over and convinced. It’s awash with blackcurrant, whispered with tobacco, lifted with mint and finished with both redcurrant and cedarwood. It’s the combination of power, balance and length that really sets it apart. It’s so well put together that you could easily drink it now, seriously, though of course, its true magic will come in another 20 or 40 years time." Drink 2027-2047+

96 points, Galloni - ""This 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a beautifully pure and refined Coonawarra expression with admirable focus. It initially teases with restrained red and blackcurrant fruits with a dusting of dried herbs before meat stock and cedar slowly rise up, all wrapped up in a cloak of fine French oak. It is the structure, however, that takes this vintage to the next level with immaculate, yet significant tannins superbly woven into a fabric of perfectly ripened fruit and fresh acidity. Despite obvious power, it is also a ballerina, precise and light on its feet before threading through to an exceptionally long and fine finish. A modern day classic - the only question is if it will drink well for three, four or five decades."