Wynn’s Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon is very much an Australian classic. Medium bodied and dry, with hallmark notes of mulberry and cassis, it is quintessential understated Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon. In better vintages, it represents excellent value for money, especially when discounted, as can be the case in the major chains.
It goes without saying that 1996 was a superb vintage in South Australia; Coonawarra was no exception. Seventeen years on from vintage, Wynn’s Black Label is showing definite signs of maturity, with a somewhat evolved fragrant bouquet and supple palate. In keeping with the marque, this is a medium bodied, dare one say, elegant wine.
On this showing, it would seem that now is a good time to be drinking up the 1996 Black Label; the tannins have fully resolved, primary fruit has faded, and there is modest secondary complexity. It’s a very pleasant wine, but is starting to dry out a touch on the finish. As the wine is sealed under cork, there may well be a bit of bottle variation, but this particular showing suggest that one's remaining bottles should be drunk sooner rather than later.
1996 BLACK LABEL CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Producer: Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon et al
Vintage: 1996
Region: Coonawarra, South Australia
ABV: 13%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: N/a
Date tasted: 27 January 2013
Tasting Note:
Deep plum red, fading very slightly at the rim. Mature nose, minty, earthbound, mulberry, slighty resinous/pine needle. Dry, medium bodied and savoury, drying out a tad on the finish. Tannins are fully resolved. Verging from primary to secondary, but unlikely to improve further. Drink up.
Score: 16/20
It goes without saying that 1996 was a superb vintage in South Australia; Coonawarra was no exception. Seventeen years on from vintage, Wynn’s Black Label is showing definite signs of maturity, with a somewhat evolved fragrant bouquet and supple palate. In keeping with the marque, this is a medium bodied, dare one say, elegant wine.
On this showing, it would seem that now is a good time to be drinking up the 1996 Black Label; the tannins have fully resolved, primary fruit has faded, and there is modest secondary complexity. It’s a very pleasant wine, but is starting to dry out a touch on the finish. As the wine is sealed under cork, there may well be a bit of bottle variation, but this particular showing suggest that one's remaining bottles should be drunk sooner rather than later.
1996 BLACK LABEL CABERNET SAUVIGNON Producer: Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon et al
Vintage: 1996
Region: Coonawarra, South Australia
ABV: 13%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: N/a
Date tasted: 27 January 2013
Tasting Note:
Deep plum red, fading very slightly at the rim. Mature nose, minty, earthbound, mulberry, slighty resinous/pine needle. Dry, medium bodied and savoury, drying out a tad on the finish. Tannins are fully resolved. Verging from primary to secondary, but unlikely to improve further. Drink up.
Score: 16/20
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