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Medium to full bodied, offering spice, violets and plenty of fruit. Plentiful plum and black cherry here, blackberry, pepper, vanilla and more. A relatively soft Shiraz this, with fruits on full display, minimal oak and fine tannins to finish. Great drinking over the next year or four. A Gold, Top Gold and Trophy winner at the Adelaide Show and also a Gold, Top Gold and Trophy winner at the Queensland Show.
Gold, Top Gold, Trophy - Royal Adelaide Wine Show, Gold, Top Gold, Trophy - Royal Queensland Wine Awards
Alcohol %
14.0
Closure
Screwcap
Size
750ml
Biodynamic
No
Jim Barry was founded in 1959 and has a rep as being a world class producer of Riesling and Shiraz. Jim Barry was the first qualified winemaker in the Clare Valley and went on to make wines for a local co-op before establishing Taylor’s wines for the Taylor family. Jim Barry has always made good wine, but you could argue that their ascent to exceptional began in 1983 after Peter Barry visited Bordeaux. He inspired the family to create single vineyard, world class wines. Shortly after his return from Bordeaux, they identified the best Shiraz vines fruit from the vineyard and in 1989 released the 1985 Jim Barry Armagh. Jim Barry’s Armagh has gone on to significant acclaim and will set you back $450 a bottle these days. In 1986 they bought one of the region’s best Riesling vineyards called ‘Florita’. Recent years have seen Jim Barry wines emerge as a show circuit darling, winning a slew of Gold medals and Trophies every year.
Region
Clare Valley, SA
130km north of Adelaide (and west of the Barossa), the Clare Valley sits within a high-alt ...
130km north of Adelaide (and west of the Barossa), the Clare Valley sits within a high-altitude pocket granting the vineyards cool to cold nights with long, warm to hot summer days. This cooler climate grants thin-skinned (and indeed temperamental) grapes like rieslings a perfect climate in which to mature slowly without risk of mould during the harvest season. The resulting wines are perfumed, complex, softly flavoured yet powerful.
There are several sub-regions in the 35km stretch of valley, pocketed with varying soils, altitudes and climates. West-facing, high-altitude slopes benefit from drying afternoon sun in summer, producing some of the region ... Read Full Article
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Variety
Shiraz
Shiraz (which is essentially Syrah) is a dark-skinned grape grown throughout the world and ...
Shiraz (which is essentially Syrah) is a dark-skinned grape grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce powerful red wines. Read Full Article
This might seem like a strange one, but I can honestly say that this combo really works. Usually, when you think of burgers you lean towards a beer, or even a nice glass of red. The freshness of the apple, spice coming through from the tomato jam, and the addition of pork had me leaning towards a Riesling.
This is our go to dinner in my home. If you haven’t had beef cheeks then you are missing out! Granted this recipe takes a little time to make but the beauty of it is it freezes AWESOMELY.
130km north of Adelaide (and west of the Barossa), the Clare Valley sits within a high-altitude pocket granting the vineyards cool to cold nights with long, warm to hot summer days. This cooler climate grants thin-skinned (and indeed temperamental) grapes like rieslings a perfect climate in which to mature slowly without risk of mould during the harvest season. The resulting wines are perfumed, complex, softly flavoured yet powerful.
There are several sub-regions in the 35km stretch of valley, pocketed with varying soils, altitudes and climates. West-facing, high-altitude slopes benefit from drying afternoon sun in summer, producing some of the regions best vintages. The vines are planted from 400 to 500 metres (1,300 to 1,600 ft). The higher altitude, compared to other wine regions in South Australia, ensures cool nights even during the heat of summer allowing the fruit to ripen more evenly and slowly. Soil is a mix of red to brown-grey over basement rock.
