Jacob’s Creek Reserve Shiraz 2023

Jacobs Creek are well known for a plethora of easy drinking, crowd pleasers, but here they show they can also make serious wines of quality. Deep red/magenta in colour, the nose reveals aromas weaving through mulberries, chocolate, black fruits, vanilla, licorice, bay leaves and beefstock. There is good oak integration here, although vestiges of it are still evident. A wine with juicy acidity and fine tannins, there is good focus and surely further improvement ahead of it. The wine finishes with sleek tannins and maintains its intensity throughout. Enjoy over the next six to ten years.