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2006 WYNNS ALEX 88 SINGLE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON !!$59.95 REGION: COONAWARRA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA "Normal colour development; an unabashed full-bodied cabernet made from vines replanted in 1988 , full of dark, savoury back fruits embraced by perfect tannins giving structure and quality oak to conclude. As winemaker Sue Hodder accurately says, can be cellared for 5-20 years depending on personal taste. Screwcap. 14% alc. Drink Now – 2026.” James Halliday - 95 points “ Follows in the footsteps of Harold Vineyard, Johnson's Block and Messenger single vineyard wines. The name comes in part from the long- dead prior owner of the property, Miss Nora Alexander (a Temperance Movement firebrand) and the 1988 planting of cabernet sauvignon on the block. The aromas are intense and complex, with black fruits, spice and a faint touch of mint. The wine really imposes itself on the palate, with great fluency and drive to the cassis-accented fruit . Screwcap. 14% alc. Drink: to 2026." James Halliday - 95 points "Wonderful cedar and blackberry fruit: classy and perfectly ripened. Smooth, finely textured, superbly modulated palate with cedar and dark-berry flavours, fine powdery tannins drying the finish. Excellent! Drink 20 years+." Huon Hooke, Gourmet Traveller Wine - 95 points  "A single vineyard wine from Wynns. It’s made from the same block of vines that Mildara’s old Alexander cabernet used to come from – which, in my books, is a hearty recommendation in itself. This was tasted for the Big Red Wine Book but I’ve re-tasted it again this week. An excellent example of just how attractive a medium-bodied wine can be. Sure, it has custardy, coffeed oak (though it’s settled nicely into the wine), but there’s also thick, juicy, mulberry-like flavour and a pack velvety tannins. There’s a toasty, dark olive-like bitterness on the finish but it’s not green or unripe. There’s a darkness to this wine that is impressive. Drink: 2013 - 2021." Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front - 94 points "Perfumed, fragrant nose, with touches of choc-mint over classic cassis and violet aromas. Wonderfully dense and concentrated yet elegant palate, shows pronounced dark fruit flavours wrapped in grippy, powdery tannins. Finishes long and strong. " I've read various tidbits around the traps bemoaning the oak treatment on this wi ne but on the evidence of this bottle that is off the mark. It's beautifully balanced, harmonious and somehow quite feminine too . It needs some time though- the wine was never designed to be consumed on release." Chris Plummer, Australian Wine Journal – 94 points "The Alex 88 is mention of the Alex 88 block which is named after Miss Nora Alexander who owned and lived there until her death in the mid 1960’s. Mildara then Wynns acquired the site and in 1988, surprise, Wynns planted Cabernet Sauvignon on it for which both the John Riddoch and the Black Label Cabernet have been contributed to from. And now it is a single vineyard wine of its own. And an impressive debut may I say. The velvety seamless ripe rich character of the fruit is evident from the first pour , and then builds upon it with layers of refined oak, subtle mint and red earth. The depth and character are apparent with spicy plums and mulberries peeping through it all on the palate delivering delicious well rounded flavours with ripe tannins and alcohol in check. The future also augurs well here with the cellaring potential evident as much as the enjoyment factor of drinking it now. Drink: Now to 2020." Paul Ippolito - 93 points [91-94: Excellent – A wonderful mix of a top wine at a decent price] "Dark red with a purple hue. Violets and mint on the nose, lifted dark berry fruits and attractive Terra Rossa influence sits well with balanced French oak. Full bodied palate, yet fine with great persistence of flavour, Alex 88 is a great example of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, delivering blackberry fruit and integrated oak, with lingering tannins adding length on the finish. Peak Drinking From 2011 to 2020. Matured for 14 months in 100% new French oak barriques and hogsheads." Sue Hodder, Winemaker

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