x
  • Country ranking ?

    210
  • Producer ranking ?

    15
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Roast Duck Breast with Dried Cherry Sauc

The Tb points given to this wine are the world’s most valid and most up-to-date evaluation of the quality of the wine. Tastingbook points are formed by the Tastingbook algorithm which takes into account the wine ratings of the world's best-known professional wine critics, wine ratings by thousands of tastingbook’s professionals and users, the generally recognised vintage quality and reputation of the vineyard and winery. Wine needs at least five professional ratings to get the Tb score. Tastingbook.com is the world's largest wine information service which is an unbiased, non-commercial and free for everyone.

Close

Deep crimson red, with a dark core.Concentrated and layered, expressing classical violets and sweet spice. Rich cassis is the central theme, effortlessly lifted by sage, nutmeg and bay leaf notes. Lush blackberries are infused with aromatic leather cream and spice characters. Framed by fine powdery tannin, the wine is woven tightly together by defined and integrated oak. The lasting impression is of a complex and focussed wine, centered on dar...

Close

The Story

First produced in 1954, and widely known as Black Label, Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon has established a reputation for displaying excellent varietal and regional characteristics. The wine is produced from only the top 20-25% of Cabernet fruit available from Wynns Coonawarra Estate. A wine of style and stature, and a perennial favourite in auction circles, the Black Label is one of Australia’s most collectable wines and Australia’...

Close

Wine Information

The cool 2011 season saw a much smaller quantity of this important benchmark wine being produced, from our traditional old vineyards. True to its ideals, the 56th vintage of this wine catalogues a remarkably cool season for Coonawarra. 

Close

Latest Pro-tasting notes

<10 tasting notes

Tasting note

Be the first one to make a 20s tasting note!

Written Notes

First vintage was 1954. This is undoubtedly Wynn’s most important wine. Langton's rate it the 6th most cellared wine in Australia. I thought it might have gone higher. They have never missed a vintage and even in a patchy year like 2011, Wynn’s were certainly going to source enough fruit to ensure continuity, although there is only a very small volume from this release. It spent 9 months in French oak, 40% of which was new. Wynn’s use eight different coopers and are continuing trials. When it comes to selecting the fruit for the Black Label, the winemakers say that the vineyards just “fall out”. They are almost always their heritage and iconic vineyards. In a usual vintage, the very top 1% of the fruit, both Shiraz and Cabernet, will go into the flagship wines, Michael and John Riddoch, with the next 20-25% into the Black Label wines. As there will be no 2011 vintage of either flagship, that 1% will go into the Black Label, for the Cabernet. The wine is tight and intense. Indeed, the level of intensity in comparison with the other 2011 wines is immediately obvious. This is a standout. Lovely varietal Cabernet flavours here. Blackberry notes. Also black olives, coffee grinds, cherries, dry herbs. Nicely seamless style yet plenty of tannins. Excellent length. Balanced and a good future. This is seriously impressive for the vintage.
  • 93p
Load more notes

Information

Origin

Coonawarra, South Australia

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Other wines from this producer

Black Label Shiraz

Cabernet Sauvignon

Chardonnay

Coonawarra Estate Old Vines Shiraz

Davis Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon

Glengyle Cabernet Sauvignon

Harold Cabernet Sauvignon

Hermitage

John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon

‘Johnson Block’ Cabernet Sauvignon

'Messenger' Cabernet Sauvignon

Michael Shiraz

Old Vines Shiraz

Pedro Ximenez

Petaluma Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Red Stripe Cabernet Shiraz Merlot

Riesling

Shiraz

The Gables

The Sidings Cabernet Sauvignon

V&A Lane Cabernet Shiraz

V&A Lane Shiraz

Wynns Coonawarra Estate Riesling

Wynns Michael Coonawarra Shiraz

Incorrect Information
If you found some information that is wrong, let us know
Are you sure you want do delete this wine? All information will be lost.
Are you sure you want to recommend this wine?
Are you sure you want hide this written note ?
Are you sure you want show this written note ?
UPGRADE MEMBER PLAN
Upgrade your membership now, it's quick and easy. We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards. Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal. You can cancel your membership at any time.
Thank you for your support!
 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

 
Type a message ...
Register to Tastingbook
Sign up now, it's quick and easy.
We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards.
Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal, where you can sign up for a free 7-day trial period. You can cancel your membership at any time. We wish you a rewarding journey to the world of Fine Wines.

Free 7 days Member trial

 

Member

 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

  Register