Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Jim Barry |
Label Name: | The Armagh |
Vintage: | 2013 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Clare Valley, South Australia |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14% |
Grape(s): | 100% Shiraz |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) 96/100; James Suckling 96/100; Wine Enthusiast 94/100; Wine Spectator 94/100; James Halliday 96/100
Tasting Note
Concentrated blackberry and plum with dark chocolate, licorice and roasted-meat spice. Silky, fine-grained tannins, savory graphite/mineral edge and a long mocha- and spice-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, grilled beef, braised short ribs, aged Comté or cheddar. Asian: Korean BBQ (galbi), Cantonese char siu, Sichuan beef, spicy lamb curry.
Production Method
Hand-harvested Shiraz from low-yield Armagh blocks; small-batch fermentation and ~16 months maturation in French and American oak (approximately 90% new) prior to bottling.
Vineyard Info
Armagh vineyard planted by Jim Barry in 1968; family-owned Jim Barry Wines in Clare Valley producing tiny yields from sandy-gravel soils on north-west slopes.