Whilst enjoying the company of friends in western Sydney on our way through to the Hunter Valley, we enjoyed two noteworthy bottles of Red. 

We opened a 2007 Jacobs Creek Cabernet Merlot, a South Australian regional blend and a McWilliams label 2008 Brand’s Laira Shiraz from Coonawarra.

The Jacobs Creek continued the tradition of melding a complimentary mix of Cabernet and Merlot grapes from unspecified locations around south eastern Australia.  A pleasing ruby red in colour, a faint but heady aroma in the form of a bouquet and a mix of berries and light tannins in the body.  The aftertaste was notable, but brief.

Our second bottle, the Shiraz from Coonawarra, was pretty well representative of Shiraz from the region.  Dark red colour with a hint of purple hue, medium bodied and an intense bouquet with a hint of spices.  The wine drank particularly well as an aftermath to the smoother and less complex Cab/Merlot and was a welcome change of pace.  As with most Coonawarra Shiraz, this one in particular was full bodied and had a slightly chalky aftertaste.

Both bottles offered an interesting drinking experience, quite a contrast to the equivalent French table wine or Italian Chianti.  It was nice to be back sampling from all of the great range of Australian wine.  Jacobs Creek, in particular, does a pretty good job of representing the regions (especially as exporters) and I don’t think you’d be too upset with the Cabernet Merlot blend here.

The Coonawarra on offer here rivals the Wynns Coonawarra Estate labels in the same price range, and gives you another aspect of wines from the region.  Worth looking into if you can find it aged 3 years or more.

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虽然享受的道路上公司的朋友通过在悉尼西部的猎人谷，我们享受两个值得注意的红瓶。
我们打​​开了2007年各布斯河赤霞珠梅洛，南澳大利亚的区域融合和麦克威廉斯标签2008品牌的拉拉从库纳瓦拉设拉子。

 
雅各布斯河不断融合周围的南澳大利亚东部地区的赤霞珠和梅鹿辄葡萄从非指定地点免费混合的传统。令人愉悦的红宝石色，在一束微弱的形式，但令人兴奋的浆果香气和单宁光在体内混合红色。回味是引人注目的，但短暂的。

我们的第二个瓶子，从库纳瓦拉设拉子，设拉子是很好的代表来自该地区。暗红色与紫色的色调​​，中等酒体和具有强烈暗示的香料一束提示。喝的酒也是一个特别的顺畅，不太复杂的驾驶室/梅洛的后果，是一个可喜的变化步伐。如同大多数库纳瓦拉设拉子，这尤其是酒体丰满，有一个稍微白垩回味之一。

这两种瓶饮用水提供了一个有趣的经验，也有不少的对比，相当于法国或意大利基安蒂酒桌上。很高兴能再次从澳大利亚葡萄酒大范围内的所有采样。雅各布河，尤其是做了代表地区（尤其是出口商）不错的工作，我不认为你太赤霞珠梅洛混合与这里不高兴。
这里所提供的库纳瓦拉对手在同一价格区间的温斯库纳瓦拉村标签，并给你的另一个方面来自该地区的葡萄酒。值得研究的，如果你能找到它3岁或以上。