Jim Barry • Clare Valley, Australia
The Armagh Shiraz is Jim Barry’s flagship, single-vineyard Clare Valley icon, drawn exclusively from low‑yielding 1968 s…The Armagh Shiraz is Jim Barry’s flagship, single-vineyard Clare Valley icon, drawn exclusively from low‑yielding 1968 shiraz plantings on the sandy gravel and alluvial slopes of the Armagh vineyard, a sun‑trap site named by Irish settlers…Learn More »
$245
/750ml
2013 Retail Average
96
/100
2013 Pro Rating
Jim Barry’s 2013 The Armagh Shiraz is a concentrated, savory expression, layering dark plum, cassis and blueberry with roast game, cocoa, cracked pepper and well-judged oak spice. The palate is powerful yet controlled, with vivid acidity and fine, creamy tannins giving a sleek, almost silken flow and a very long, dark-fruited finish that hints at red berries and citrus peel lift as it lingers.
Dry-aged ribeye with peppercorn jus; slow-braised lamb shanks with rosemary; venison loin with cacao nib jus
The Armagh Shiraz is Jim Barry’s flagship, single-vineyard Clare Valley icon, drawn exclusively from low‑yielding 1968 shiraz plantings on the sandy gravel and alluvial slopes of the Armagh vineyard, a sun‑trap site named by Irish settlers for its rolling hills. Typically deeply coloured, powerful and long-lived yet refined, it layers concentrated blackberry and black cherry fruit with mocha, spice, dark chocolate and fine, gravelly tannins, expressing both the warmth of its northwest-facing aspect and the cool-night structure that marks top Cl…