Jacob's Creek, Shiraz Cabernet, Barossa Valley

The wine looks purple colored. The legs are medium. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like plum . It tastes like intensity ripe plum, forest floor, espresso with pepper, oak and black pepper. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine is well balance . The wine has low acidity.

2006 vintage

Discovered bottle. Kept well-chilled. Pop and poured. Screwcap. Nose is clean, medium- intensity, with aromas of pepper spice, dark red cherry, blackberry. Developed. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (14%), medium tannins, medium+ body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of mild pepper spice, dark red cherry, blackberry, plum, coffee powder. Hints of menthol. Short finish. Quite pleasant on the palate with some good notes here and there. Nothing really much to complain about here except the short finish. …

2006 vintage

Very nice. Soft, though prominent, tannins and an abundance of fruit.

2006 vintage

Opened and let set 45 minutes. Pleasantly peppery and mildly sweet. Good tannin finish. Having with stuffed tenderloin with dill, spinach, and hedgehog mushrooms. Still mid 80's score wise.

2005 vintage

really enjoyed this bottle - nice nose, lipsmacking taste, long finish - good balance with prominent tannins and should be good for another year or two

2006 vintage

Consistent with my last notes.

2006 vintage

Consistent with prior notes except that this bottle lasted the evening, hence the higher score.

2006 vintage

Wine was full and round early on but faded as the night wore on. Fruit was present throughout but the finish was a little short. Definitely a nice wine that drank above it's pedigree though.

2006 vintage

Sweet red fruit, medium body not too long, very clean, fresh fruit flavors, perfectly balanced acidity. Perfect with seared mint lamb chops with garlicky couscous

2006 vintage

I found this to be a well-balanced wine, medium bodied, with a good amount of mostly black fruit but softened by some cherry tones. Tannins were moderate with a long finish. I truly enjoyed this bottle, and it went well with some beef lasagna.

2008 vintage

dark red; nose of violets, blackberry, faint earth; strong tannins, good acidity, and an unpleasant sweetness

2006 vintage

We love it. Especially for $8

2006 vintage

- Garnet color with a full body. Fleshy texture with a medium finish.

2006 vintage

Balanced and appealing, albeit nothing that makes it stand out. Good depth of fruit, acid and soft tannins in support, may well improve over the next 2-5 years, but with (presumably intentionally) no rough edges, it's certainly easy to drink now. For what you pay for it, this does overdeliver.

2006 vintage

App: Dark purple red Aroma: Dark berries, spices and oak Medium bodied and some sweetness. Fruity palate with loads of oak and a jammy finish. Medium length

2008 vintage

Wood, spicy, red fruits, black chocolate, very complex wine. Not the perfect balance, but inclined towards my taste :) Could be the best drinking age for it.

2006 vintage

medium ruby colour, medium intensity of fruits and light oak on the nose, palate with high acidity, medium tannins, medium body, black fruit, oak aromas, pepper, medium finish.

2008 vintage

750 ML 13,5% Australia Nice option, simple and nice. Good daily wine.

2008 vintage

Good wine, not exceptional

2006 vintage

{screwcap, 13.5, ~A$9} Solid garnet, although not truly dense. Fresh youthful nose of raspberry jam and banana ester. Vague vanilla/varnish note. Diffuse, quite soft palate of anonymously ripe fruit, with just a little residual sugar to paper over any cracks. Just medium-bodied, and with an increasingly candied, short finish. Little tannin and minimal acid. In the purest sense of the term it's quite well-balanced, but there's not a lot to balance. Drinkable commercial quaffer, although no more than that.

2008 vintage

Un vin sans trop d'envergure, à l'allure un peu trop fabriqué mais qui fait l'affaire pour tous les jours.

2008 vintage

Wine has made a good impression. Dark ruby color, intense. The taste is harmonious with spicy, berry aftertaste.

2005 vintage

Said to drink by 2005, we just drank in 2011. I think I need to starting holding wines longer, this wine was really nice, we (the 4 our us) enjoyed it to the last drop. I think the cost was like $8 years ago, but I sure tasted like something $20+. (We've had it at about 60 since we bought it......)

2001 vintage

- Brick color with medium forming legs and has flavours of raisin, strawberry jam, black currant and black pepper with a medium/full body with a long finish - Sweet and spicy on the tongue with a slight tannin aftertaste.

2008 vintage

Un format qui sait plaire, une recette au goût du jour, un vin qui s'adapte au palais qu'il rencontre.

2008 vintage

Drink from a 187ml bottle that comes free with wines purchase. Medium ruby red, it has a very light nose with faded hints of fruits and berry. Light to medium bodied, with cherry and hints of sweet fruits. It has good acidity that make the wines taste fresher. Not bad at this price point and there is some finish with soft tannins.

2008 vintage

Good if a bit too simple, ready now, lots of fruit and medium bodied, drank well for 2 hours.

2006 vintage

Who'd have thought? Not big or complex by any measure but perfectly acceptable drinking. Secondary chocolate showing on both nose and palate. Still a little tannin, the finish is well balanced. Surprised on the upside.

2006 vintage

Very good.

2006 vintage

First of the three blind shirazes.. and 100% guessed correctly. This was served in good company and was clearly the weaker of the wines. Not bad by any means, just not as good. Straightforward flavours, little complexity; quite pleasing.

2006 vintage

Beautiful wine, fresh, fruity, melts in the mouth, i was seriously impressed by this well priced red.

2006 vintage

Très bon

2008 vintage

I made a fantastic borscht today and thought long and hard about what wine to pair with it. The basis of the borscht was fat, sour and salt with well done meat. I decided on this wine because i thought the sour element of the soup would bring out the underlying fruit. I also hoped that the acidity of the wine would cut the oiliness of the borscht leaving a smooth fruit dominating red in the mouth. It was a …

2006 vintage

note very clear, but shiny, cherry - ruby colour. nose: quite fresh, dark fruits with tart accents, powder. taste: good accidity, more fresh than 2007, red currants with some add of black one, some sweet-baked finish. good qpr.

2008 vintage

Robe de couleur: Rubis; Bouquet: Reglisse, anis, fruit trop mure, poivre, cedre; Arômes en bouche: Cuivre, terre, épice, Dernier d'une ligner de vin pas bon, ruff, pas delicat, amer

2008 vintage

Mildly dry. A bit short.

2006 vintage

Decent

2006 vintage

Nice nose lots of tanins

2006 vintage

Dark red, approaching blood-red. Black fruit on the nose mixed with black pepper and lots of alcohol. A bit sweetish on the front, immediately vegetal and a bit bitter thereafter, with a peppery finish. Not bad for an everyday BBQ wine.

2006 vintage

Dark color. Dark fruit, new world, but not too jammy. Decent, good with food, but by no means exceptional or special.

2006 vintage

consistently jammy, and fruit forward. good match with marinated BBQ steak.

2006 vintage

Wonderful expression of Aussie Shiraz. Full bodied and rich, yet also balanced with tasty notes of ripe plum, black cherries, and aided by additional flavors of smoke and tar. Definitely better than your average fruit bomb out of Australia, especially at this price point. Would highly recommend.

2006 vintage

Great example of how a cheap wine from a great vintage can be stored and punch well above it's weight. Lovely quaffer, got a few more years left in it too.

2004 vintage

Very dark. Initially a little rough and peppery, but definitely improves with time. By day 3, it was very enjoyable. Lots of plum and blackberry, with nice length and complexity. 89. 2/3/10

2006 vintage

Popped & poured. No discernable nose from the bottle; odd. Not corked but past its peak for sure. Some tannic grip but very little flavor. Light & summery, with some eucalyptus and a hint of pencil. Definitely American oak. No discernable finish, either. Does not improve with air. Takes me back to college, though. If you have any, drink it now, but go ahead and drink something else first.

2006 vintage

Video review at http://drinknectar.com/2010/02/08/episode-30-australian-wine-not-the-kangaroo/ The Stuff: 100% reserve block Shiraz; 18 months in oak; 14.3% ABV The Swirl: Dark plum inkiness with mild jewel tones toward the edges The Sniff: Underwhelming nose with hints of blackberry and/or plum, moderate sprigs of clove and spice The Sip: Grape candy licorice on the front end with green twig component on the back end. The wine still feels young and could/should be cellared for a few more years. The Score: At $12 this …

2006 vintage

A beautiful, slowly cooked rack of Australian lamb. A real experience with the smoke from the charcoal together with the tender and juicy lamb. A full, manly meal. And for this price, definitely worth a try!

2006 vintage

Intense fruit, spices and cherry. A simple but enjoyable wine.

2006 vintage

A priceworthy Shiraz/Cab. No over-the-top-aussie. Good to drink on it's own. Too acidic for chocolate though.

2006 vintage

Past its prime. Even after 2 hours it still was off.

2005 vintage

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