RYMILL COONAWARRA
When Peter Rymill established the Rymill Coonawarra vineyards in 1974, with his wife Judy, he was igniting a passion for wine which ran through his families veins since his great-great grandfather, John Riddoch, founded Coonawarra in 1890.
While Judy managed the family farm, Peter tended to the vineyards whilst he completed a degree in Wine Science and a diploma in Wine Marketing. Peter set himself the goal not to build a winery until he felt he had established a brand and proven his skill as a winemaker by winning a gold medal at a wine show. He won a trophy at the Australian Small Winemakers Wine Show in 1987 and so construction began on the Rymill Coonawarra winery shortly after.
Here, the vision so characteristic of his great-grandfather, John Riddoch, is evident. And now, his son John brings a new generation to carry the family tradition and continue the pursuit of excellence.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Building on the Rymill family’s history of pioneering within the Coonawarra region, our modern winemaking team has taken up the challenge to handcraft the very best expression of what the unique terra rossa soil and cool climate of Coonawarra can deliver.
The Rymill Coonawarra philosophy is to make wines of finesse, power and balance from only our own estate grown fruit. We are proudly 100% family, 100% Coonawarra and 100% estate grown.
Our philosophy extends beyond the wine as we know truly great flavour embodies the care taken in the vineyards to produce healthy vines and protect the environment around them. With this in mind we are committed to sustainable practices that meet the needs of the present without compromising the future, so the next generations of the Rymill family can continue to create the best of Coonawarra.
THE SURVEYOR CABERNET SAUVIGNON
TASTING NOTES
The best French barriques were selected for this wine from the outstanding 2013 vintage in tribute to John Riddoch Rymill, an extraordinary man who led the expedition which discovered the Antarctic Peninsula.
The nose has complex layers of dark cherries, cassis, mocha and mint chocolate.
As promised by its appearance, the wine is intense yet bright and generous in its complexity of flavours, with plums, star anise and fennel seed. The voluptuous middle palate, abundant in fruit and elegantly structured by the oak and tannins, offers to linger in a long, convincing after taste.
Enjoy this wine on its own, or with food, but please slow down and take your time to meet and savour this intense Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon.
Careful cellaring for ten to twenty years will reward those with patience.
