Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz

2015 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz, Clare Valley South Australia

G 94

Deep medium crimson. Intense dark cherry, blackberry, hint truffle aromas with roasted chestnut, chinotto notes. Generously concentrated wine with plentiful dark cherry, blackberry dark plum fruits, some leafy tobacco notes, fine chocolaty tannins and underlying mocha/ malt oak notes, Finishes gravelly and minerally. 16 months in French and

American oak. Screwcap 14% alc Drink 2024–2038 2014 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz, Clare Valley South Australia

G 98

Deep medium crimson. Very complete and classic South Australian wine with beautiful dark chocolate, malt, blackberry, raspberry aromas with tobacco leaf/ sage notes. Superb complex wine with plentiful praline, dark cherry, blackberry fruits, remarkable inky density/ viscosity, plentiful fine loose-knit chalky/ al dente tannins and beautifully integrated mocha/ nutmeg oak. Bittersweet chinotto finish with a fine tannin plume. An outstanding vintage that will continue to develop for another 20 years. 16 months in French and American oak, 86% new. Screwcap 14.1% alc Drink now–2045 2013 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz, Clare Valley South Australia G 95 Deep crimson. Lovely dark chocolate, praline, blackberry, stone fruit aromas with meaty herb notes. Silky textured with abundant blackberry, dark cherry, apricot, praline flavours, fine loose-knit chalky textures and underlying savoury/ espresso/ roasted chestnut oak complexity. Finishes chalky/ claret firm and minerally. Very good. 16 months in French and American oak, 90% new. Screwcap 14% alc Drink now–2035 2012 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz, Clare Valley South Australia G 96 Deep crimson. Inky, roasted chestnut, truffle, blackberry pastille aromas with bush garrigue notes. Well balanced and complex palate with fresh blackberry pastille, dark chocolate, roasted chestnut, vanilla notes and fine loose-knit slinky tannins. Finishes graphite firm with aniseed notes. Very evocative wine with lovely density, bittersweetness and torque. 20 months in French and American oak, 100% new. Screwcap 13.4% alc Drink now–2038

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