Double Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 3–8 years of vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Char-grilled ribeye steak, slow-cooked beef brisket, mature cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Jacob's Creek Double Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon represents a pioneering approach to Australian winemaking, blending traditional viticulture with innovative finishing techniques. Crafted from premium grapes sourced across South Australia's top regions, including Coonawarra and Barossa, the wine undergoes a unique two-stage aging process. After initial aging in traditional French and American oak wine barrels, the wine is finished in aged Irish whiskey barrels. This proprietary technique, which required extensive trial and error to perfect without overpowering the fruit, coaxes out exceptionally smooth tannins and introduces complex layers of roasted nuts, sweet spice, and subtle charred oak to the classic Cabernet profile of cassis and dark chocolate.
🍾 About the Producer
Jacob's Creek traces its lineage to 1847, when Bavarian immigrant Johann Gramp planted the Barossa Valley's first commercial vineyard on the alluvial flats bordering Jacob's Creek. Originally developed under the historic Orlando Wines banner, the brand officially debuted under the Jacob's Creek label in 1976 and evolved into Australia's quintessential wine export powerhouse. Headquartered at Rowland Flat, the estate benefits from a classic warm Mediterranean climate with ironstone, sandy loam, and red-brown clay soils, ideal for delivering fruit purity and velvety tannin structure. Fruit sourcing extends across Barossa, Coonawarra, and the high-altitude, windswept slopes of Eden Valley. Led by Chief Winemaker Dan Swincer, the cellar balances commercial accessibility with pedigree viticulture through sustainable, low-impact farming. While celebrated globally for its approachable Classic and Reserve varietal releases, Jacob's Creek commands critical reverence through flagship cuvées such as the mineral-etched, age-worthy Steingarten Riesling, Centenary Hill Shiraz, and the pioneering Double Barrel series aged in whiskey-seasoned casks.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 ABV
14.3%