2008 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, South Australia
G 96
Deep crimson. Intense dried plum, dark chocolate mocha aromas with wood varnish, coconut notes. Voluptuous blackberry dark plum fruits, plentiful chocolaty/ cedary tannins and pronounced mocha, coconut oak notes. Finishes al dente/ graphite firm. Very good density, vigour and mineral length. 14 months in French and American oak, 100% new. Cork 15% alc Drink now–2035 2007 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, South Australia G 93 Deep crimson. Developed dark plum, praline tobacco leaf aromas with wax polish notes. Developed fruit sweet palate with deep-set choco-berry tobacco leaf hint toffee flavours, fine gravelly tannins, some mocha espresso notes and underlying fresh acidity. Finishes gravelly/ gritty firm with a long tannin plume. Very complex with a muscular structure. 20 months in 50% French and 50% American oak, 100% new.
Cork 15.2% alc Drink now–2030 2006 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, South Australia
G 97
Deep crimson. Lifted black olive, iodine, dark cherry, graphite, liquorice aromas with hints of amontillado/ wood varnish. Voluminous dark cherry, blackberry fruits, plentiful graphite liquorice notes, fine plentiful graphite/ rusty tannins and integrated mocha, hint cedar notes. Finishes claret form with persistent inky graphite notes. Very complex with a ferruginous kick. 17 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 15.5% alc Drink now–2035 2005 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, South Australia G 93 Deep crimson. Developed dark cherry, espresso mocha, crème brûlée aromas. Richly concentrated wine with abundant dark berry fruits, fine slinky/ chalky textures, espresso, mocha oak notes, attractive mid-palate viscosity and persistent fresh acidity. Finishes cedar firm with gravelly notes. 18 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 15.4% alc Drink now–2032 2004 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, South Australia G 95 Deep crimson. Intense dark chocolate, caramel, maraschino cherry aromas with aniseed notes. Richly flavoured dark cherry, blackberry fruits, developed dark chocolate, tobacco notes, fine al dente leafy textures and integrated mocha, espresso oak. Finishes gravelly firm with dark cherry, chinotto notes. A sturdy vintage with very attractive fruit density and structure. 16 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 15.2% alc Drink now–2034 2003 – No wine made
96 The Wine Journal – 2023
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