When Scottish pioneer John Riddoch planted the primary vines in Coonawarra in 1861, he couldn’t have imagined that, greater than a century later, his title can be related to one of many world’s most celebrated terroirs and best expressions of the Cabernet Sauvignon grape.
Riddoch stays the figurehead of Wynns Coonawarra Property, established in 1951 by Samuel and David Wynn upon buying the land the place Riddoch’s Coonawarra Fruit Colony and iconic triple-gabled vineyard stood.
Wynns’ flagship wine, first produced in 1982, pays homage to this pioneering legacy in addition to to the distinctive viticultural treasure it bore.
At present, Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon sits comfortably among the many world’s most iconic fantastic wines, and has set the benchmark for the class and complexity yielded by the previous Cabernet vines planted on the property’s hallmark terra rossa soils.
Senior winemaker Sue Hodder. Picture credit score: Wynns.
What made Wynns John Riddoch a particular and wanted wine from its first launch is certainly a singular terroir and classic expressiveness, made potential by the experience and expertise of the workforce led by senior winemaker Sue Hodder, a place she has held since 1998.
Alongside winemakers Sarah Pidgeon, Chris Plummer and viticulturist Ben Harris, Hodder develops a wine vary, spearheaded by the John Riddoch Cabernet, universally acclaimed for its constant high quality and depth of flavour.
Viticulturalist Ben Harris. Picture credit score: Wynns.
‘Winemaking at Wynns is a artistic privilege.’ says Hodder. ‘We’re impressed by the longer term and the previous. John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon is the one wine we really obsess about! Our viticulture and winemaking groups really feel an excellent sense of accountability in upholding the stature of this essential and esteemed wine.’
The twenty eighth classic of which, the a lot anticipated 2019, can be launched by way of La Place de Bordeaux in September – the place it has been out there, alongside the world’s biggest, since 2020 – following large important acclaim.
‘The 2019 John Riddoch is definitely amongst the most effective wines we have now made at Wynns Coonawarra Property. It’s fantastic and medium bodied from an optimum rising season.’ Hodder explains. ‘A very elegant illustration of luxurious Cabernet from our world-class area.’
Relatively than following a formulaic, style-driven method, Hodder’s sturdy and humble workforce are attuned to the nuances of every plot and classic, so as to produce superbly balanced expressions of Cabernet Sauvignon formed by time and the character of Coonawarra’s soil and funky maritime local weather.
‘The historical past of Coonawarra and the imagineering of Wynns’ John Riddoch epitomises the essence of Australia’s fantastic wine ambitions the place terroir, expertise and individuality all collide to convey one thing of nice worth and significance to the world of wine,’ concludes Andrew Caillard, Grasp of Wine and writer of the guide Imagining Coonawarra: The Story of John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon.
‘Merely put, Wynns is one in all Australia’s most admired first growths!’
John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
£125.00 | $140.00
Accessible by way of La Place de Bordeaux and thru stockists throughout the globe.
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