date:Jun 17, 2014
ears of trials to get the product ready for release.
Each barrel performs differently, so it took time to understand the true effect on the wines, and achieve a result that was perfectly balanced, said Bernard Hickin, chief winemaker at Jacobs Creek.
We started with high quality fruit from selected Barossa and Coonawarra vineyards, from which we crafted premium red wine. We then matured the parcels traditionally in French and American oak barrels, before finishing 100 percent of the matured wi