100% Shiraz
"The 2016 The Armagh Shiraz, tasted in a lineup of four vintages (2016 - 2019), has the highest alcohol of the lot (14.2% alcohol) and remains perfectly in balance. These are not the big wines that we may expect them to be. The vintage variation across them is subtle but evident, revealing the beauty of this single vineyard, planted in 1968. This 2016 wine is now starting to settle into its first drinking window and speaks of an array of deli meats, forest berries, exotic spice and even a hint of red curry paste. This has all the complexity you could want, and in terms of tannins: texture, density and rippling muscles. Sensational stuff." - Robert Parkers Wine Advocate
"This is a very impressive and regal cabernet with a rich array of ripe blackcurrants, mulberries and blackberries on offer, as well as a cedary and gently chalky edge. There’s a very rich and powerful core of deep-set fruit, as well as a thread of rich chocolate flavor and a very polished, assertive core of tannin that holds super long." - James Suckling
"Saturated violet. Powerful, spice-accented black and blue fruits, incense, potpourri and licorice on the hugely perfumed nose. Stains the palate with alluringly sweet, finely detailed blueberry, cassis, mocha, exotic spice and cola flavors; a hint of vanilla appears with air. Blends power and finesse with a sure hand and shows superb balance and zero rough edges. Finishes wonderfully long and juicy, with harmonious tannins and resonating spice and floral notes." - Antonio Galloni - Vinous
Jim Barry Wines
The Armagh war lange Zeit der einzige ernsthafte Konkurrent von Penfolds Grange im Wettbewerb um die Krone des australischen Shiraz. Weitere Mitbewerber sind dazugekommen, aber er ist immer noch ein Klassiker und einer der größten Weine Australiens.
Das Weingut Jim Barry Wines verfügt über 17 verschiedene Weinberge im Clare Valley und zwei Weinberge in Coonawarra. Die Gesamtfläche der Weinberge im Clare Valley beträgt 320 Hektar! Jeder Weinberg hat sein eigenes Bodenprofil und Mikroklima. Die wichtigsten Weinberge sind: The Armagh, The Florita, The Lodge Hill und The Old Penola Cricket Ground. Aus diesen Parzellen werden sogenannte Lagenweine gekeltert. Die wichtigsten Rebsorten sind Shiraz, Riesling und Cabernet Sauvignon. Außerdem experimentiert Jim auch mit der griechischen Sorte Assyrtiko. Der Armagh Shiraz ist das Flaggschiff des Weinguts. Der Armagh reift durchschnittlich 14 Monate in Eichenfässern, davon 70 % französischer und 30 % amerikanischer Eiche.
