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Wynns Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Estate 53Rd Vintage Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Wine Review

Wynns Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Estate 53Rd Vintage Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Wynns Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Estate 53Rd Vintage Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Coonawarra, South Australia, Australia

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 4

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Price: $47.95

Drink: 2013-2016

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Wynns Coonawarra Estate

Agent: Mark Anthony Wine & Spirits

Natalie's Score: 90/100

Savoury and meaty with chewy dark fruit flavours. Well-structured. Decant for 2 hours or hold in the cellar for a few years if you can resist.

This Wynns Coonawarra Estate Coonawarra Estate 53Rd Vintage Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 was reviewed on May 26, 2012 by Natalie MacLean

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Reviews and Ratings

Dan Trcka Wine Blogger rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

The 2008 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a medium bodied, fruity to integrated wine. It has intense aromas of black currant, oak, coconut, vanilla and smoke on the nose and black currant and vanilla on the palate. It has a sharp acidity, refined tannins (decant for 30 min) and a long overoaked finish. Ready to drink now or can be cellared standing up (screw cap) for another 5-10 years. Drink-how: it is quite overpowering for most foods, good as a sipper - especially at parties as it has a mass appeal. My impression: NICE, 90-91 pts - though overoaked, for this level of complexity it's reasonably priced. Tasted Aug/12.

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Perry rated this wine as 89/100
The wine seems to have been around forever, and so it has: this is the 53rd vintage. It is barrel-aged in French oak, 31% new, and comes from the top 25% of the available cabernet resources of Wynns. It is rich and luscious, with blackcurrant and dark chocolate aromas and flavours, the palate lengthened and strengthened by ripe yet fine tannins. Score: 94 Source: James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au

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