Coonawarra
The terra rossa cigar
- Soil
- A narrow strip of red 'terra rossa' over limestone — one of wine's most famous single soils.
- Style
- Structured, minty, blackcurrant-driven Cabernet Sauvignon of real longevity.
- Top sites
- The classic terra rossa band, ~15km long and barely 1km wide.
- Vintages
- 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021
- Producers
- PenleyBalnaves
Tip · Coonawarra is defined by a single soil: a cigar-shaped strip of iron-red terra rossa over limestone that makes Australia's most distinctive Cabernet.
Value pick
Wynns 'Black Label' Cabernet Sauvignon · ~$30
The benchmark Coonawarra Cabernet for decades — structured, minty, ageworthy and famously over-delivering.
Collector pick
Wynns 'John Riddoch' Cabernet Sauvignon · ~$100 · 2018
The flagship terra rossa Cabernet — structured, age-worthy and Coonawarra's most collectible red.