Winery - Jacob's Creek
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The Reserve wines from Jacob’s Creek continue to offer excellent value, and with 90,000 cases imported, this should be easy to find. No, it’s not the most intense and concentrated Shiraz, but this medium-bodied wine offers silky tannins, plenty of blackberry and blueberry fruit touched with dried spices and a supple finish. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Red cherry fruit is swathed in oaky tannins, which continue on through to the finish. A good entry-level Merlot for casual circumstances. - D.M.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Aromas are of black cherry and bramble. Plum fruit is couched in sawdusty tannins. Tastes like a wine made in the winery, with added bells and whistles.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shiraz from this well-tempered, pretty wine is from Barossa, and the Cab from Coonawarra. Aromas are crisp and racy—think black cherry and eucalyptus, plus some cinnamon or spice—and the same elements play out on the palate. Mouthfeel is dry and dusty, all the way through the medium-long finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A big, button-pushing concentrated wine, and so obviously Shiraz (75%, anyway) that you’d easily pick it out of a blind lineup. Caramel, butterscotch and black pepper highlights run all the way through. New World and yummy, but if over-the-top ain’t your thing, steer clear of it.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Aromas are of sweet, dark fruit, roasted meat and oak. Mouthfeel is somewhat dusty, with pedestrian red and black fruit, bolstered by just enough oak.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The bouquet is clean, offering a good mix of berries and oak. The palate drives forward with vital fruit and drying oak, while the finish is toasty, with vanilla coming on late. This wine is firm, balanced and tasty. At all check points it belies its value price.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Jacob’s Creek’s top-end red is complex, dense and supple. A seductive bouquet of cassis, Asian spice, leather, cocoa and smoke pulls you in and the palate delivers with a thick, velvety feel and concentrated black fruit. Dry, but ripe and even tannins on the long finish portend a good future for this already attractive wine. Cellar Selection.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With its restrained fruit, this wine is more food accompaniment than stand-alone quaff. The smoky, weedy aromas and flavors positively demand a juicy burger to bring out the underlying cassis and tobacco. —J.C.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
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