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TN: 1991 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:20 pm
by n4sir
1991 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon: Medium to dark red, maybe a hint of brick. Maybe a fraction cooler and a little more advanced than the outstanding bottle last year but this is still heady stuff, some capsicum at first then ground spices like paprika and dried chilli against a wall of blackcurrant fruit. Likewise the palate’s complex and layered, a little more loose knit and silky, the finish lingering, mineraly, and hauntingly beautiful. My wine of the year so far.
Cheers,
Ian
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:49 pm
by Wayno
Foot in the door for WOTY. Sounds like a good 'un.
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:04 pm
by n4sir
Wayno wrote:Foot in the door for WOTY. Sounds like a good 'un.
Bloody good but it's early days, although the 1972 Grange did stay for over over six months to remain my WOTY two years ago.
Got a full-on Central Otago Pinot/Burgundy tasting tomorrow night for starters...
Cheers,
Ian
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:28 pm
by Mike Hawkins
Nice one Ian. I might have to pull the cork on one next time I'm in Oz. In fact, I preferred it to the 91 JR last time I had them side by side.
Cheers
Mike
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:25 am
by Roscoe
I had one of these a few weeks back - it would probably be my WOTY so far as well.
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:50 am
by Justin.G
I concur! I enjoyed this wine over the weekend. Absolutely on song, with a bright future still ahead. Will be hard to keep my hands off the rest.
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:35 pm
by Daryl Douglas
Deleted - wrong vintage
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:41 pm
by Jay60A
Is this "drink now" or is there still some improvement there?
I have tried one a couple of years back and still have 4 left
Thanks
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:19 am
by Roscoe
Snap! I also have 4.
Like most things, it really is about personal taste - how much primary and secondary (or tertiary) characters you like and the balance. To me it is currently a lovely balance of primary and secondary characters (I like a bit of both) and the tannins and acid are supportive such that there is considerable length.
I think it will continue to age gracefully for quite a while (at least 5 years), but from my perspective it is unlikely to improve. For others who prefer more secondary characters, more improvement will happen.
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:23 pm
by Luke W
At last I found a bottle of this in a mate's cellar and he was nice enough to open it even after I told him that you guys thought it was the duck's nuts.
In short it blew us both away. A wine of considerable flavour and finesse, balance and harmony. Certainly a privilege and a pleasure to drink and as good as anything we could remember in the last couple of years. Reminiscent of a bottle of 2000 Murdock cab sav from just down the road.
We used to have tastings of the Wynns BL and the wines just never seemed to fade much (these were wines of the 60's and 70's).
Thanks for the advice
Cheers
Luke