'The Siding' is the baby brother to the iconic Wynns 'Black Label' and is a wonderful entry point for this world-class cabernet-producing estate. The 2018 is already released but the estate offered us a parcel of the "enticingly mature" 2016 vintage. After tasting and receiving the thumbs up from the whole team, we have now shipped all we can.

Established 130 years ago by John Riddoch, one of the pioneers of Australian wine, Wynns put Coonawarra and its famous cabernet-friendly 'Terra Rossa' soils on the map in the 1950s.

2016 was another top notch vintage in Coonawarra, with the region enjoying a long, warm (but not scorching hot) summer, with cool nights and a cooler autumn; producing lovely balanced fruit, with none of the sweet, over-ripeness which can occur in hotter years. The nose is laden with concentrated dark, brambly fruit but with a youthful freshness and leads to a palate which is bursting with ripe blackberry and dark cherry. Delve a little deeper and you’ll uncover delicate hints of spice, cedar and the slightest touch of blueberry. There’s a soft, rounded grip on the finish with a balancing freshness. 'The Siding' is a slightly lighter, more vibrant style of Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon, which is very enjoyable now at five years old and will give much drinking pleasure over the next 2-3 years.

"With the 2018 already released, it's great still to have the chance to snap up the enticingly mature 2016 Wynns 'The Siding' Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra in South Australia. From one of the region's most celebrated producers - in business for 130 years - it's soft, mellow, slightly spicy and chock-full of ripe blackberry/blackcurrant fruit."
Jonathan Ray, The Spectator Magazine