Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Jim Barry |
Label Name: | The Armagh |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Clare Valley |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14% |
Grape(s): | Shiraz |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Major critic scores for the 2021 vintage: Decanter 98; Wine Advocate (Erin Larkin) 97+; Vinous 96+; James Suckling 97; Jane Anson 97-98; Wine Spectator ~94
Tasting Note
Concentrated blueberry, blackberry and redcurrant with violets, sage, licorice, clove, star anise, dark chocolate and tobacco; fine sandy tannins, bright acidity and a long, energetic finish.
Food Pairing
Grilled ribeye, roast lamb, beef short ribs, venison, aged cheeses; Asian pairings: char siu, Korean BBQ (bulgogi/galbi), Sichuan beef, Peking duck, miso-glazed eggplant.
Production Method
Hand-harvested old-vine Shiraz; fermented in stainless and open fermenters; matured ~18 months in French oak (portion new) in various formats; bottled under screw cap, often unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Family-owned Jim Barry estate in Clare Valley. Armagh vineyard (planted 1968) is the winery's flagship single-vineyard Shiraz, very low-yielding and prized for age-worthy fruit.