2002 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, South Australia
G 94
Deep crimson. Dark chocolate, graphite, tobacco aromas with rusty/ ferruginous notes. Well concentrated dark chocolate, praline tobacco flavours, fine gritty muscular tannins and underlying carob, mocha notes. Finishes rusty firm and minerally. 18 months in French and American oak, 100% new. Cork 15.8% alc Drink now–2028 2001 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, South Australia G 95 Deep crimson. Developed roasted coffee, mocha, tobacco leaf aromas with coconut notes. Richly concentrated fruit sweet palate with plentiful dark cherry, praline flavours, fine loose-knit chalky/ al dente tannins, attractive inky density and attractive mocha vanilla notes. Finishes leafy firm with persistent dark berry/ liquorice notes. 15 months in French and American oak, 100% new. Cork 15.4% alc Drink now–2030 2000 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, South Australia G 93 Deep crimson. Fresh complex dark cherry, chinotto, tobacco aromas with mocha coconut notes. Supple dark cherry, chinotto, tobacco, praline flavours with minerally, hint salty notes attractive mid-palate viscosity and fine dense silky textures. Finishes minerally and long. 14 months in French and American oak, 100% new. Cork 15.1% alc Drink now–2028 1999 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, South Australia G 94 Deep crimson. Intense blackberry, dark plum, dark chocolate liquorice aromas. Very soupy palate with deep-set dark chocolate dark berry fruits, dense muddy, rusty tannins and underlying mocha, liquorice notes. Finishes gritty and long with pronounced acidity. Plenty of extract and concentration. More like a pressings wine. 15 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 15.1% alc Drink now–2030 1998 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, South Australia G 92 Deep crimson. Developed dark cherry, musky plum, espresso iodine aromas. Concentrated dark cherry mocha, gamy flavours, fine loose-knit chocolaty/ rusty textures and fine persistent slightly saline acidity. Finishes ferruginous firm and minerally. Muscular style. 15 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 14.7% alc Drink now–soon. 1997 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, South Australia G 94 Deep crimson. Intense dark chocolate minty, dark cherry pastille. Well concentrated dark chocolate, dark cherry, blackberry praline espresso fine gritty/ leafy tannins, and mocha oak notes. Finishes chocolaty/ leafy notes with mineral inky notes. Very attractive old-style wine. 18 months in 50% French and 50% American oak, 100% new. Cork 14.3% alc Drink now–2032
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