Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz

Taylor’s family, Chateau Clare Estate near Auburn (now Taylor’s Wines, or Wakefield Estate in the UK). By this time, Jim Barry was a legend in the Australian wine industry, having played a pivotal role in steering the region to modernity. By the early 1980s, the region was best known for its high quality late-picked although dry rieslings, thoroughbred shirazes and classic cabernet blends. From 1983 onwards, second-generation brothers Mark, Peter and John began to develop a new direction for Jim Barry Wines by producing stylish single-vineyard wines. The release of the 1985 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz connected their father’s legacy with a future promise. Through trial and error, vineyard management, and refinements in winemaking and maturation, they developed a highly individual and instantly recognisable style. The opulent Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz and the muscular Wendouree Shiraz emerged as the leading ultra-fine red wines of the Clare Valley during the 1990s and 2000s. Although cabernet and malbec have always shown great promise, shiraz and riesling have shaped the region’s image and reputation for the last 40 years.

Family, From left Olivia Barry, Sam Barry, Peter Barry, Tom Barry