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  • Country ranking ?

    281
  • Producer ranking ?

    23
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    Now-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Grilled lamb, roasted duck & grilled halloumi

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The Story

Wynns is the Coonawarra's most recognised wine producer.  With substantial vineyard holdings on the famous thin strip of terra rossa soil, the wines are benchmarks for the region and lauded for both their quality and flavour.

Led by one of Australia's best-known winemakers, Sue Hodder has been guiding vintages at Wynns for over 23 years.  In 2010, her partnership with viticulturalist Allen Jenkins, was recognised when they were awarded join...

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Vintage 2018

 At a glance summary

The Australian winegrape crush was 1.79 million tonnes – a decrease of 10 per cent from the record 2017 harvest. 

The crush was just above the long-term average of 1.76 million tonnes

The average purchase price across all varieties increased 8 per cent to $609 per tonne – the highest since 2008.

Average winegrape purchase prices paid increased across the board:The average for red varieties increased by 11 per c...

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Average Bottle Price

2020
10€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Purple

ending

Medium, Flavorful and Spicy

flavors

Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Blueberry, Mint, Licorice and Chocolate

nose

Youthful, Pure, Ripe and Forward

taste

Average in Acidity, Youthful, Medium-bodied, One-dimensional, Focused, Fresh, Vivid and Drying tannins

Written Notes

Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is purple and deep. On the nose it is youthful, open, ripe, forward and pure. The taste is focused,robust, fragrant, fresh, with drying tannins, silky tannins, and average in acidity, medium-bodied, youthful and the palate is one-dimensional. On the palate it is layered and has blueberry, chocolate, perfumed, licorice, mint, spice, blackberry and blackcurrant flavours. The finish is medium long, vibrant, spicy and flavorful. Decant at least 2h before tasting.
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Information

Origin

Coonawarra, South Australia

Grapes

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Drinking temperature

17-18C

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