Double Barrel Shiraz Cabernet
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb shanks, grilled ribeye steak, mature cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Double Barrel Shiraz Cabernet from Jacob's Creek represents a pioneering approach to Australian winemaking, blending the country's signature grape varieties with an innovative finishing technique. After traditional aging in French and American oak, the wine is finished in aged Irish whiskey barrels. This unique process, which requires meticulous timing to ensure the spirits' character complements rather than dominates the fruit, softens the heavy tannins of the Cabernet Sauvignon while adding a rich, smooth complexity to the spicy Shiraz. The result is a full-bodied red that showcases the rich heritage of South Australian blending, elevated by a modern, spirits-influenced twist.
🍾 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
Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 ABV
14.0% - 14.5%