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 »
$230
/750ml
2016 Retail Average
98
/100
2016 Pro Rating
Depth and power define Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz 2016, with soaring dark berry and plum fruit wrapped in layers of cocoa, clove, cedar and warm earth. The palate is immense yet poised, packed with ripe black and blue fruits, lifted spice and a bright line of acidity, all carried by dense but polished tannins that drive a long, commanding finish. A stellar, ageworthy Armagh that shows both hedonistic richness and impressive tension in this vintage.
Grilled ribeye with rosemary and garlic; Slow-braised lamb shanks; Kangaroo or venison with peppercorn jus
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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…