I bought the Jam Jar Sweet Shiraz vintage 2021when I was home for Spring Break visiting my parents. My intention was to pair this wine with the Coq au Vin I was cooking for my family. This particular wine comes from South Africa, and I acquired the bottle for $12 at Kroger. It had an alcohol content of 12.5% ABV and is a varietal wine that consists of Syrah grapes.
According to reviews online, this wine is semi-sweet with fresh fruit characteristics. It has notes of ripe berry with dark chocolate undertones. It is also said to be perfectly balanced between sweet and acidic, and pairs well with food.
I decided to have this wine chilled before serving. The aroma was very berry forward: raspberry, blueberry, boysenberry, and lots of sugar. It had a very fruity nose which I figured would translate into the flavor of the wine.
Upon tasting, it was extremely sweet, almost like a dessert wine. It was smooth like a grape juice and medium bodied. It was a bit astringent and dried my tongue out, but not too much. The acidity was fairly high initially, but got less acidic and sweeter as it warmed up. For a wine that calls itself Jam Jar, it definitely delivered on being jammy and fruity. However, I did not feel it was the right pairing with the earthy notes of my dish.
From Wine Folly page 172, Syrah grapes usually exhibit notes of blueberry, plum, milk chocolate, tobacco, and green peppercorn. However, this was not a very complex wine. The flavors best used to describe this wine are berry and sugar. I did not taste any hints of chocolate or other herbals from this brand.
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