2010 Jacob's Creek Johann

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  2/8/2020 - graemeg wrote:

  {screwcap, 14.5%} Still a youthful dark garnet. Vanilla and coconut nose. Chocolate, hint of American oak. Rich red fruit. Full-bodied palate, richly oaky, spicy blackberry flavours, a little past youthful, yes, still dominated by a coconut oak character, although out wouldn’t call it woody. Medium dusty tannins, low/medium acid; just suffers from being a bit simple and one-dimensional, despite the depth of flavour otherwise. Becomes very minty and eucalyptus tinged. Very Australian, perhaps. Nice enough, more cellaring will be fine, but it won’t turn into Grange or Hermitage or Bordeaux, or any of those. Drink it with a big protein meal; now is as good a time as any.

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  10/14/2013 - graemeg wrote:

  "2014" Sydney International Wine Show - stewarding notes; 10/13/2013-10/18/2013 (Blue Mountains, NSW): {screwcap} Ruby red. Classic, old-fashioned chocolate/vanilla nose. Ripe shiraz-cab blend, with all that implies. Rich spicy mid-palate, a crowd-pleasing parade of rich warm-climate red fruit; these dominate fairly soft powdery tannins and medium acidity. It’s medium-full-bodied, with plenty of mid-palate presence and a medium-length finish, yet the gentle acid & tannin suggests a real attempt to make a drinkable wine without the need for much cellaring. In which case I’d concur; best before it’s ten.

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