Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1994
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Matured in French oak for up to 26 months, in its youth John Riddoch is intense, almost black in colour. Rich, ripe and complex, the bouquet is a voluptuous infusion of red berry, chocolate, mint, mushroom and cassis-like Cabernet aromas merging with lifted, spicy new oak. It is full bodied with persistent and mouth-filling ripe berry flavour and excellent structure.
This immensely powerful Cabernet requires long term cellaring - 10 to 20 years - to fully appreciate its complexity.
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Winemaker Sue Hodder grew up in the "red center" – Australia's outback. The red soil of Coonawarra is now her home. After graduating from Roseworthy Agricultural College in 1984, Sue started in the viticultural side of the wine industry as a Grower Liaison Officer. Making detailed assessments of vines through the year, tasting and analyzing maturing fruit and following up on the resulting wines gave Sue an appreciation of the importance of the vineyard in quality wine production. Sue then made what she considers to be a logical step into winemaking. She started at Wynns Coonawarra Estate in 1993, fell in love with the winemaking region and has remained. In 1998, she became Chief Winemaker.