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
2021 Retail Average
97
/100
2021 Pro Rating
Dark-fruited and luxurious, Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz 2021 layers blackberries, cassis and pomegranate with liquorice, dark chocolate, tobacco and spice, all swept along by vivid acidity. The palate is full and powerful yet surprisingly poised, with violet and herbal notes adding lift and finely structured tannins driving a long, gripping finish that shows this celebrated vintage’s class and longevity.
Roast lamb shoulder with rosemary and garlic; Dry-aged ribeye steak; Slow-braised beef short ribs
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…