An invitation to join a wee group for dinner turned out to be a treat. We ended up all knowing each other and had connections that on the surface were not obvious. The Timba-Doc had inherited a large cache of bottles and had ended up in my circumstances, with a 'long-lost cellar' that required drinking. Only his was bigger...
The course of the night saw a number of bottles opened, but Timba-Doc had decanted a 1987 Wynns Coonawarra 'Black Label' Cab Sauv. Still quite bright and ruby garnet in colour, this had developed lotsa tertiary characters on bouquet and flavour. Sleek in structure with proportioned tannins and acid, and still with definable berry-cedar varietals. And absolutely clean - no microbiological spoilage! The wine went down a treat. But it could have been kept another 6-8 years. Funny how the drinking plateau seems to extend further, they older they get. Another treasure!
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