Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2024
Wynns Coonawarra Estate
Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2024
Wynns Coonawarra Estate
Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2024
Overview
Overview
Wynns Black Label Cabernet is a true icon of Australian wine. First produced in 1954, it has a reputation for ageing gracefully and displaying excellent varietal and regional characteristics.
The wine is produced from only the top quality 20 to 25 per cent of Cabernet Sauvignon fruit grown in our Terra Rossa vineyards. A wine of style and stature - and a perennial favourite in auction circles - ‘Black Label’ is one of Australia’s most collectable wines and Australia’s benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon. It consistently delivers potential for medium to long-term cellaring. 2024 was an outstanding year to make our 69th vintage of this great Coonawarra wine. The growing conditions were conducive to fruit flavour development and our medium bodied style.
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Coonawarra |
| Volume | 750 mL |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
| Alc/Vol | 13.4% |
| Peak Drinking | Enjoy now - 2055+ |
| Winemaker | Sue Hodder |
Awards and Accolades
Awards and Accolades
| 97 Points | Ray Jordan |
| 96 points | Tony Love |
| 96 points | Ken Gargett |
| 96 points | Shanteh Wale |
| 95+ points | Andrew Caillard MW |
| 95 points | Huon Hooke |
| 95 points | Campbell Mattinson |
| 94 points | Steve Lesaczynski |
| 93 Points | Mike Bennie |
Ray Jordan
"The winemaking team of Sue Hodder and Sarah Pidgeon continue to push this wine into new levels of elegance and poise, and I have to say, this has been one of the most appealing releases I have tasted—and believe it or not, I’ve tasted them all.” 97 Points.
Ken Gargett
“This is a superb addition to the long line of wonderful Black Label Cabernets from Wynns. Love it. It will easily handle fifteen to twenty years in a good cellar, longer if you wish." 96 Points.
Andrew Caillard MW
“The Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon has always been a bellwether release because of its consistency, regional definition and value…It’s the star of the show.” 95+ Points.
Food Pairing
Food Pairing
Beef
Pork
Lamb
Duck
Cured Meat
Pasta
Spicy Food
BBQ
Taste Description
Taste Description
Nose
Dark cherries, ripe red apples and hints of lavender and violets.
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Coonawarra, South Australia
Coonawarra, on South Australia’s Limestone Coast, is a flat, isolated region almost mid-point between Adelaide and Melbourne. The area enjoys a cool maritime climate - similar to that of Bordeaux - and is renowned for its unique terra rossa soil. Rich, rust coloured soils… crimson sunburnt faces… magenta sunsets: this is red wine country! While Coonawarra is famous for its rich, minty Cabernet, the area also produces Shiraz and Merlot and surprisingly good Chardonnay and Riesling.
Sue Hodder - Senior Winemaker
Sue Hodder is one of Australia’s best-known winemakers and this year celebrates her 27th vintage with Wynns – making wine from wonderful, expressive fruit grown in the heart of the terra rossa. Sue commenced her career as a viticulturist and believes her early viticultural training – assessing vines, analysing mature fruit and tasting the finished wine – gave her an invaluable insight into the importance of the vineyard in quality winemaking.
Sue brings valuable experience with vintages in other noted wine regions around the world and has judged extensively in Regional, National and International wine shows. She is the recipient of many accolades including GT Wines ‘Winemaker of the Year’ in 2010 (with viticulturist Allen Jenkins); and most recently ‘Winemaker of the Year’ (with Sarah Pidgeon) at the 2016 ASVO awards.