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 »
$212
/750ml
2017 Retail Average
94
/100
2017 Pro Rating
Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz 2017 layers vivid blue and red fruits with violets, subtle spice and a gentle cocoa note in a surprisingly graceful, medium-bodied frame. Juicy acidity and silky, fine tannins give it a lithe, energetic feel, while the long, vibrant finish shows the poise and structure of this cooler, more elegant vintage.
Rosemary lamb cutlets; Five-spice roasted duck; Grilled portobello mushrooms with herb butter
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…