The first Jackman developed from a vat of red wine we purchased in 2016. This wine was a blend of reds, made up of many varieties mostly Shiraz and Cabernet, from four districts sourced from along the Adelaidean mount Lofty Range and of three vintages.
It came from a high quality, medium sized Barossa Valley winery. Now every bottling creates a small quantity of leftovers and these were added to a large tank in the corner of that winery.
This is what we purchased. It arrived with pages of records of the source, variety and vintage this being a requirement of the label integrity program to which we all adhere. On the invoice this tank/blend of many parts was referred to as The Jackman. So, The Jackman it became and the No 1 blend we released in 2017. We reached No 8 in July 2020. We also add to the blend so it now continues its journey as a tank in the corner of the Glug winery. The No 14 N.V. illustrates how the varietal mix has evolved from the No 1. It now includes Viognier.
