Wine Review - Jacobs Creek 2015 Double Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon.

in #steempub6 years ago (edited)

Jacobs Creek 2015 Double Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon

Another South Australian wine, this time from the far south-east reagion of Coonawarra. This is the Double Barrel Cabernet Savignon from the Jacobs Creek stable. Not your usual cabernet sauvignon. This one does have a slight twist in it.

What makes this one interesting is the added dimension of being finished in aged Irish Whiskey barrels at the last step before bottling. The Irish whiskey barrels help to smooth over the tannin, and adds an extra level of complexity of flavour, with essences of herbs and sweet dark berries. You can almost taste a slight charring from the barrels too.

This Cabernet Sauvignon is a full-bodied, rich in fruit flavours, with red and dark berries coming to the fore. First matured in french and american oak, the wine picks up its spicy notes and strong tannin, before settling back down in the aged whiskey barrels, until a perfect balance is found. The final product is a rich and smooth wine, with broad flavours, and a good balance of fruit and spice. It is a wine best enjoyed slowly.

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This is a good wine. Excellent value for money at about $18 a bottle, and is well suited with a rich and spicy meal. It is a slow sipper, and we enjoyed our bottle with a mild curry. Perfect for the cooler evenings we are starting to get used to here. This one will be a great winter warmer for sure.

A strong score of 4 out of 5 is fitting for this wine. It will be interesting to see how this 2015 vintage ages. We have another bottle in the wine cooler, but I'm not sure it will make it through the season without us cracking it open. Perhaps I should go and get a half dozen more!

Cheers!





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Nice one bruv nice one. At First glance South Australian reads South African ;) Preferably I am a beer man but every once in a while nothing beats the taste of a good red wine with some comfort food like a lekka potjiekos eh? Cheer$;)

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I’ve not drank many Aussie cabs, but will have to look for this one. Sounds like a good daily drinker.

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