Jacob's Creek Reserve Shiraz, 1998
Five or six years ago we bought quite a few bottles of this Jacob's Creek Reserve Shiraz as part of our "digging Australian Shiraz" phase. This week we opened the last of the 1998 vintage to enjoy with a casual dinner. The color is a deep, dark red with a vibrant purple hue. The nose showed sweet blueberry jam with a crumbling of vanilla wafers. This is a medium bodied wine with rich berry flavors and a healthy dose of vanilla and black pepper. The tannins are quite low and the wine is quite smooth with a hint of cocoa and oak on the finish. This is a New World fruit bomb that has become a signature of Australian Shiraz. We realize that although this is a nice wine that has cellared well over the past 5 years, our tastes have changed and we are no longer stocking up on this style of wine. This wine (in its current 2005 vintage) can be found at Pete's Wine Shop, in Bellevue, for about $10.
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