I was given the opportunity to try this wine by the guys at Barossa HQ, a fantastic online wine room - and similar in concept to the Adelaide Hills Wine Room - where you can engage in live wine and food tastings. It's all about the conversation and getting individuals engaged with the region.
A single vineyard wine and at $35 represents excellent value. Fruit comes from a 6 acre, 32 row block planted in 1975 by Wayne Dutschke's "Uncle Ken". In 2009, it was picked on two separate occasions to enable a cross-spectrum of Shiraz flavours to be obtained and then racked into a range of new and old French and American oak.
Lyndoch is at the Southern, flatter end of the Barossa Valley. Elevation is roughly around the 180m mark. Ripening typically occurs earlier here, and the resulting wines tend to be ripe and lush without being overtly big.
That said, this '09 St Jakobi shows aromas that are typically present of wines from fruit off of the block. It's fairly black and tarry, showing savoury and intoxicating aromatics. The wood is present, invitingly so. It's spicy on the palate, showing dark and rich Christmas pudding fruits.
Spice carries through the finish and shows the typical hallmark St Jakobi characters of smoky and spicy plum. Excellent drinking now, or pop some away for a few years and be further rewarded.
Source: Sample
Price: $35 RRP
Alcohol: 14.8%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: www.dutschkewines.com
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