2013 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon

First produced in 1954 and widely known as ‘Black Label’, Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from only the top 20 to 25 per cent of Cabernet Sauvignon fruit available from the Estate. The average age of the vines that supply the fruit for this wine is over 35 years and maturation takes place in a combination of new (34%) and used French oak for a period of 15 months.

Has Coonawarra’s trademark elegance in conjunction with the richness and structure of a great vintage.

Totally opaque black purple colour with a deep dark purple red hue. The nose features intense ripe blackcurrant, ripe mulberry and liquorice aromas with a cedary overlay followed by some bay leaf and a faint spicy tobacco end note. Medium to full bodied the palate is awash with perfectly ripened blackcurrant fruit with a touch of liquorice also present over a background of bay leaf and spicy cedar. Beautifully integrated, very fine grained yet solidly constructed tannins. Excellent depth finishing with a long ripe blackcurrant, subtle liquorice, inky spicy cedar and bay leaf aftertaste. One of the best Black Label Cabernets produced in the last decade.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc 13.5%

Other Reviews….
Investment in the vineyards in the winery is paying big dividends, viticulturist Alan Jenkins and winemakers Sue Hodder and Sarah Pigeon with total control. The colour and sheer power of the varietal expression achieved at this level of alcohol is totally admirable; blackcurrant, blackberry and black olive are welded together with powdery tannins and perfectly judged oak. Drink by 2048.
96 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion