Geoff Upston

9.2

2020. Loved it and looking forward to more — 5 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

A deep Ruby red - no hint of bricking. Coonawarra mint noticeable on the nose. Possibly drinking this a little young at 16 years of age - at least a 20 year old wine. From a warmer year showing cassis, blackcurrant, milk chocolate and a little bay leaf. Fine grained persistent tannins. Hand pruned and picked, natural yeast fermentation, matured in French oak. A gift to us from the owner and winemaker, Sue Bell. Drinking well, thanks Sue. I hope you don’t think we drank it too early. — 7 months ago

Carmen

9.5

Brambly berry pie, watermelon, delicate effervescent. Perfect Lambrusco for a warm day or apero hour.

(Btg at Bottino in Chelsea NYC) — 9 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Fourrier x Australia — 3 years ago

Magdalice Gutiérrez

9.5

Sweet and soft taste. Delicious. — 3 years ago

Puneet Rai

8.9

Very smooth red wine on a budget! This is the Shiraz Merlot. — 5 years ago

Alex Tso

9.2

A classic. — 7 years ago

K ITO

9.2

rich, bitter & sweet well balanced — 5 months ago

Ashish Pant

9.1

Sublime. Wood. — 7 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

Mid Ruby. Notes of mulberry, lavender, cherry and a little pepper. Medium bodied spicy palate showing cool climate characters. Drinking well at 8 years with a long future. The last one I had was in 2018. This is more the midweek quaffer Wynns Shiraz, not like their premium Shiraz, “The Michael “. Interestingly Shiraz was initially the predominant red varietal in Coonawarra before Cabernet Sauvignon took that mantle. — 8 months ago

BP

9.1

Fine bubbles! — 10 months ago

Livio Pastorino

9.5

Se presenta muy bien, temperatura de servicio 5°C color amarillo, reflejos dorados, limpio, burbujas tamaño medio, nariz: fresca, flores blancas, aromas cítricos, boca: ingreso fresco, se perciben recuerdos frutas blancas, sensaciones cítricas, equilibrada, ligera acidez, redonda, persistencia larga, final cítrico. Acompañamos con tabla de jamón serrano, queso Brie, tostadas de baguette, ¡excelente! Calidad precio buena, saludos — 3 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.0

My first sparkler from Tasmania nice seems like Pinot Noir fruit very clean very enjoyable -not a lot of yeast Autolysis but seems well made going great with cheese plate — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Another great value red from Coonawarra - this from Bowen Estate. I paid $27.50 at the cellar door in 2021. Their excellent Cabernet Sauvignon was the same price. In earlier days this Cuvée showed cooler climate characteristics of white pepper - not evident in this bottle. This shows more spice, red berries and black olives. Just a medium weight palate and obviously great QPR. Interestingly in the early days of Coonawarra, Shiraz was more planted than Cabernet Sauvignon - it’s the reverse these days. I had another bottle 23 weeks later on 6th May 2025 with consistent notes. An excellent wine for $75 but at $27.50 simply outstanding. Should be a regular purchase. The Cabernet Sauvignon at the same price is just as good. — 6 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.0

Nose: green pepper herbs.

Palate: lovely cab. Elegant red cherry. Nice vegetal.

$11 winebow — 7 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

One of Australia’s best Cabernets. Sue Hodder who is Wynns’ chief winemaker told me that only the best 2% of their wide resources of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes goes into John Riddoch. I guess it explains the continuing high quality of Black Label (the next Cabernet down in the Wynns range and an unbelievable bargain). Sue was the chief winemaker in 2008 when she made this wine and remains the chief winemaker at Wynns. See previous Delectable note as things haven’t changed much. Coonawarra Mint, cassis and blackcurrant. A full bodied palate with fine persistent tannins. — 9 months ago

Michael Chelus

9.1

Cherry, raspberry, currant, blackberry, loganberry and oak. Full-bodied and velvety tannins. — 3 years ago

Martijn

9.0

Full bodied and round. Great pqr champagne. — 3 years ago

Hari Patel

9.0

Nice value Malbec. Smokey, licorice medium body Malbec. — 7 years ago

Karissa Reynolds

9.2

Great blend. Would drink again. — 7 years ago