Jacob's Creek Double Barrel Matured Shiraz Red Wine, 75 cl

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Versatile pairing: The wine pairs well with a variety of foods, including grilled meats, roasted vegetables, and rich pasta dishes. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This is a budget friendly choice, it's a great option with meals and will compliment many different dishes. Please note that credit and debit cards can take extra time to appear in your account – this depends on your banks policy and is out of our control. It achieved fame in 2010 because it won the Best Major Tourist Attraction award for three years in a row and in 2011 it also won the Australian Tourism Awards, Best Tourism Restaurant and Best Tourism Winery.

Golden honey nut fruit and oak is commercially attractive but it’s not real, a facade over a ripe yet tart wine. While we have taken care in preparing this summary and believe it is accurate, it is not a substitute for your reading the product packaging and label prior to use. The thing is, there was actually historical precedent for this - in times past, old Spanish sherry barrels shipped to the UK would be re-used for whisky - finishing in sherry barrels was in fact standard practice.The Jacob's Creek winery is located in the Barossa Valley where our wines are produced using electricity from renewable sources. We also collect rainwater from the roof for our dual flush toilets and there's an on-site wastewater treatment plant to allow all water to be re-used for irrigation. COLOUR Full depth crimson with bright purple highlights AROMA Blackberry, vanilla and waffle cone with smoky peat notes.

Rich flavor profile: The wine has a rich and full-bodied flavor, with notes of ripe blackberry, dark chocolate, and vanilla. We will not have any responsibility for any damage which occurs to the Goods after you receive them. Couple that with comprehensive market insights JC tends to be on the pulse when it comes to stylistic directions and new product development. After the first part of aging in traditional wine barrels, the wine is finished in old whiskey barrels to add more complexity to the final result. For a wine finished in Caribbean rum barrels, it was important to start with a rich and deeply fruited red wine.We went with a blend of shiraz and cabernet sauvignon; the shiraz offering the plushness and richness from the fruit and the cabernet sauvignon providing structure, density and the tannin profile – a fantastic base to start. Proudly independent, always brutally honest and occasionally irreverent, this site is powered by your donations.

As one of the few wineries in the country with a dedicated sensorial lab to help refine wine styles. It’s a perfect drop for this time of year as the weather cools down and is best shared with family and friends over heartier style meals or by the fire” – Dan Swincer, Chief Winemaker Australia. I’ve banged on about the Double Barrel bit when the first wines were released back in 2014 (read here) so you can start there for some background. We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product.

Two or three decades ago, certain whisky distilleries began experimenting with finishing in casks formerly used for fortified wines such as port and madeira and spirits such as rum and cognac. The Double Barrel range is crafted from superior quality grapes which are first matured in traditional wine barrels.