Strong perfume of ripe plum, cassis, sage leaf, choc-mint and faint game meat/savoury elements in tow. Glossy texture, a weave of very dark fruit, some mocha, ginger biscuit, mint and dried herbs. The tannin profile is quite modest and comes with a bit of wheaty, dustiness going on. Good flow, great length, a brooding but vibrant Black Label cab, with a sense of huge future potential.

93+ points, The Wine Front (June 2023)

Such fine-grained tannin, such even-handed fruit, such a lengthy finish. This is a beautiful Black Label cabernet, elegantly medium-bodied, blessed with blackcurrant, forest berry, cool mint and cedar characters, and tempered by tobacco-like leaf notes. This will be a gorgeous drink with a few extra years on it.

96 points, Wine Companion (February 2023)

This is the 66th vintage of this Australian classic. The first of these was made in 1954 and I am honoured to say that I have been fortunate to have tasted every one of these vintages through various verticals to celebrate milestones. The wine has never looked better from this exceptional Coonawarra vintage. It’s classic Coonawarra, medium bodied with delightful regional and varietal characters. Leafy and slightly chalky tannin overlay to the vibrant blackcurrant fruit characters. The tannins are super fine and the oak so well played. Perfumed and alive, this is a wine for extended cellaring if you wish.

96 points, Wine Pilot (May 2023)

A wine dear to the Australian heart. Mid-weighted and taut. Astringent and savory. Currant, menthol, black olive and bay leaf. The oak, well appointed. The tannins, inky graphite and streamlined. The feel, one of poise, grace and trustworthiness, despite the strong sense that it really needs a few years to reveal its marrow. A wine that will grace many a cellar on domestic shores, just as it will be consumed en masse; albeit, somewhat prematurely. A very good wine, belying its relatively modest price tag. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.

93 points, JamesSuckling.com (June 2023)

One of Australia’s favourite wines and deservedly so, especially in such a fine vintage. Cracking value, whether in comparison to other top Aussie reds, other fine Coonawarra Cabs, or even in comparison with others in the Wynns range. We first saw this wine from the 1954 vintage. The latest comes from a selection of 25 of their top vineyards. Opaque maroon in colour, this is a classic Coonawarra Cab. Still youthful, it is tight, taut and with coiled power, just waiting for the release by time. Cassis, blackcurrants, chocolate, coffee beans, tobacco leaves and mint all shine with early complexity already evident. The palate is more plums and chocolate, especially cocoa powder notes, with quality oak integration. Showing very fine silky tannins, the wine is also well balanced with serious length. A hint of cinnamon from the flick of oak on the finish too. Well structured, this will sail through fifteen to twenty years in good cellars. A great Coonawarra Cabernet and surely one of the finest of this line, ever released.

96 points, Wine Pilot (May 2023)

Really impressive colour: deep, dark and inky. Complex aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, bramble, eucalyptus, ferrous earth, cedar and menthol. Powerful, dark fruit drives the palate, with lashings of cassis, mulberry, menthol and grippy, granular tannins. Firm, textured and has great length. Classic Coonawarra cabernet here: a benchmark.

95 points, The Real Review (May 2023)