Wynns Black Label Coonawarra Cabernet 2021

Wynns Black Label Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia, 2021   

Grape: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon with 14 months' ageing in a combination of new and used French oak (24% new), average vine age 32 years

The 66th vintage of this archetypal Australian Cabernet.

Producer Tasting Note:

Deep crimson/red colour with an intense dark core There is a great volume of aromatics here for such a young Cabernet. Redcurrant bun, classic cassis, red cherry with some pleasant earthy and savoury depth pushing the fruits notes up. Chocolate, almond and honeycomb notes complement the fruit notes. Plush fruit up front, even and wide across the palate, but not overwhelming. Raspberry and plum are complimented by subtle fragrant oak at the back palate, leading to a clean fine finish.

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 quality 20 to 25 percent of Cabernet Sauvignon fruit available from Wynns Coonawarra Estate. 

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"Deep crimson. Beautiful cigar box, blackcurrant aromas with underlying roasted chestnut notes. Classically structured with plentiful cassis, black cherry, cedar flavours, fine grained savoury tannins, attractive quartz-like acidity and well-integrated roasted chestnut/ vanilla oak. Finishes chalky firm and minerally. Archetypal Coonawarra Claret with superb vibrancy, and cabernet bloodlines. Deserves a year or more cellaring time to allow all the elements to unfold." Drink 2024–2038

97/100 points, Andrew Caillard MW

"One of Australia’s favourite wines and deservedly so, especially in such a fine vintage. Cracking value, whether in comparison to other top Aussie reds, other fine Coonawarra Cabs, or even in comparison with others in the Wynns range. We first saw this wine from the 1954 vintage. The latest comes from a selection of 25 of their top vineyards. Opaque maroon in colour, this is a classic Coonawarra Cab. Still youthful, it is tight, taut and with coiled power, just waiting for the release by time. Cassis, blackcurrants, chocolate, coffee beans, tobacco leaves and mint all shine with early complexity already evident. The palate is more plums and chocolate, especially cocoa powder notes, with quality oak integration. Showing very fine silky tannins, the wine is also well balanced with serious length. A hint of cinnamon from the flick of oak on the finish too. Well structured, this will sail through fifteen to twenty years in good cellars. A great Coonawarra Cabernet and surely one of the finest of this line, ever released."

96/100 points, Ken Gargett, Winepilot

Food Match: Hoisin glazed baked salmon with wilted greens. Why? The smoky and spice notes from the Hoisin glaze mirror the layers of flavour in the Cabernet and enhance the wine’s fresh and savoury characters.