Dark berries
Stone fruit
Warm spice

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Pepper Jack Shiraz Cab

Name: Pepper Jack Shiraz Cab
SKU: 15456
Price: 21.99 NZD
Availability: OutOfStock

Wine · Australia · 13%

$21.99each

What it tastes like

A full bodied Australian Shiraz Cabernet with dark berries, plum and a hint of spice, smooth and well balanced.

Dark berries
Stone fruit
Warm spice

Additional information

Wine
Style: Australia
Origin: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Pepper Jack Shiraz Cab

Pepperjack is a Barossa Valley brand that started in 1996 and reached the market in 1998 with its 1996 vintage. It belongs to Treasury Wine Estates and the wines are made at Saltram in Angaston. Richard Mattner, who grew up at Light Pass in the Barossa and began as a cellar hand in 1993, has looked after the brand since 2007.

The range began with Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, and this wine puts the two together. The Barossa Shiraz Cabernet spends 12 months in a mix of seasoned and new oak. It is deep plum-red, with red and blue fruits, red liquorice, mint, dark chocolate and mocha on the nose and a touch of spice. The palate is plush and structured, with berry fruit and oak held in check by fine tannins, and the finish is soft.

Shiraz with a little Cabernet has a famous precedent. Penfolds Grange, first made by Max Schubert in 1951, is mostly Shiraz with a small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a far more everyday bottle, and it is a wine for red meat. Put it next to grilled steak, lamb or a big burger.