(2025) This is Wynns top of the range Coonawarra Shiraz, from their best vineyards on terra rossa soil, and only made in exceptional years. It spent 12 months in French oak barriques and hogsheads, 25% new oak. It's a wine that displays its cooler climate credentials proudly, with just 13.1% alcohol and a very pretty, pure, and seamless aromatic, where ripe black fruits melt into vanilla and only the merest a touch of roasted coffee, some kirsch and violet lift in the picture too. In the mouth that impression of effortless grace continues. There is plenty of substance with juicy black fruit and underpinnings of spicy oak, but the stripe of firm, gripping tannin into the finish says this wine needs some time. Acidity is fresh and balanced, and though approachable now, this is a wine to cellar for a decade or more.

(2025) First made in 1982, John Riddoch is Wynns' flagship Cabernet Sauvignon. It is made only in the best years, from fruit grown in their vineyards on Coonawarra's famed Terra Rossa soils. This 2022 was matured for 17 months in French oak barriques and larger hogsheads, 43% of which were new. Deep, vibrant crimson-purple in colour, the nose is redolent of sweet spices, camphor and silky black fruits spanning glossy cherries to blackcurrants. In the mouth this has massive concentration, with a brooding and tightly-furled presence. Tannins are super-fine and coat the palate, while acidity tingles, but the fruit intensity builds through the middle. Sweetness of ripe fruit emerges with its supple and plush weight beginning to dominate. The wine has depth and richness, and its structure will ensure decades of cellaring potential. It is approachable now, though perhaps decant and match to red meat or other charry and spicy protein. This wine will be distributed via 'La Place' in Bordeaux from September 2025.

(2023) Bottled in magnums only, grapes are selected based on their intensity of fruit and muscular tannin structure. Such a saturated colour, barely a chink of light on the rim. We're into meat-stock and umami territory here, stopping short of leathery, but dark and brooding. The palate has to bring a smile to your face: after all that muscle on show, there's a soft heart here, enveloping super-sweet fruit, cashmere texture and both tannins and acid combining to give a bit of backbone to a big, hedonistic and utterly delicious wine. Maybe too much for Northern Rhône fans, but archetypal Barossa Shiraz. No UK retail stockist listed at time of review, though Harvey Nichols stocked the previous vintage and that price is given.

(2023) This Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon is the icon of the Wynns range, even listed on 'La Place' alongside all the poshest Bordeaux, where it will be released in September 2023 before distributors and retailers will then buy it, and bring it to market. Made from a stringent selection of fruit, and only in the best years, this spent 17 months in French oak. Only 23% of that was new oak. The nose is particularly perfumed, not just with touches of violet and raspberry, but there's herbal notes too, like bay and curry leaf, a sense of umami depth. A little bit of eucalyptus comes through. In the mouth it is broad and tannic at this stage. Firm, dry fruit and oak tannins coat the mouth, but don't completely overpower the inherent ripeness of black fruit. Acidity too has a plum skin grippiness, notes of tapenade and liquorice adding weight and darkness to the picture. Very long, very concentrated and very young there is complexity already, but this will cellar - Wynns say for 30 years.

(2023) Rainy months leading up to vintage were fortunate as it was a very dry harvest period, producing "fruit with exceptional character and flavour." Dark and vibrant but dense in colour, there's a refined nose here, with graphite and a certain sense of coolness, the sold black fruit just touched with a pleasing, tiny edge of herbaceousness. The palate is delicious, the dry blackcurrant fruitiness has plenty of juicy bite, with tart plum and blackcurrant skins, coffee, and fine-grained tannins. The oak is supportive and the acid has a generous nature which supports too, but doesn't cut into the plush picture too much. No UK retail stockist listed at time of review.

(2023) Another GSM, this time from the Barossa. Quite meaty and leathery, lots of meat-stock character and dark, brooding fruit. Warm and generous on the palate, a weight of savoury dark fruit, spices and a touch of sizzling bacon fat. So much sweetness of ripe fruit here, flooding the palate with flavour and texture. Big, chunky and chocolaty tannins and juicy cherry acids in a large-scaled and relatively forward style, giving lots of hedonistic pleasure. Price and stockist quoted are for the previous vintage at time of review.

(2023) A blend of 67% Barossa and 33% Eden Valley fruit, 28% of the 2016 spent 22 months in new French oak barriques and hogsheads, the balance in one year and older American and French barrels. One of the Eden Valley vineyards here was planted in 1854, and the average vine age for the blend is 80 years. A deep crimson/black, the nose opens with chocolate, vanilla and tobacco spices at present, though a rich pool of black fruits begins to emerge. There's a little floral or lighter red fruit nuance in there somewhere too. The palate is fantastically opulent, the creamy weight of fruit and density of tannins gives real richness, the sweet red cherry and blackcurrant fruit is generous and mouth-filling. A very natural feeling balance of structural acidity and oak tannin extends the finish. There are no stockists listed for this collectible wine at time of review, though various back vintages are available using the wine-searcher link.

(2023) From terra rossa soils and a single vineyard of ancient, dry-grown bush vines planted in 1949. Lovely nose spanning earthier and brighter, creamier red fruit with a little floral lift. The fruit on the palate is super sweet, with a real juicy core of burstingly ripe red and black berries smoothed by creamy oak. The structure starts to impact, a juiciness to the acidity and the tannins very grippy, but fine-grained and peppery too. Great length here.

(2022) Winemaker Sue Hodder celebrates 30 years with Wynns, and this wine represents the pinnacle of her portfolio. It is only made in the best years from the best 1% of their Cabernet fruit. The nose is very refined, very classic, cedars with polished oak over ripe, creamy black fruit. A little graphite and olive lift is lovely. On the palate it is medium-bodied and lithe, as supple and sweet dark fruits are supported by creamy-chocolate tannins and ripe cherry acidity. The quality of French oak is subtle and integrated. A very poised, fine wine that will retail for around £110 when released through La Place in Bordeaux in September 2022, appearing in retailers soon after.

(2022) Picked from vineyards in Barossa (67%) and Eden Valley (33%), the average age of the vines is 80 years, with the oldest vineyard dating from 1854. Maturation is in a combination of new French oak (28%) and second use barrels  of various sizes from French, American and Hungarian oak. There's a meatiness to the aromas here, as well as a depth of savoury black fruit, some toast and vanilla in a deep-set, rich set of aromas. In the mouth that sweet combination of vanillin oak and ripe black fruit is succulent and fills the mid-palate. So much chocolate and charry depth here, but tannins are creamy and svelte and the cherry ripeness of the acidity adds to the smooth and rounded picture. A baby of course.