Jim BarryLodge Hill Shiraz 2009
About this product
- TypeShiraz
- Size750mL
- RegionClare Valley
- Standard Drinks8.6
- Alcohol Volume14.5%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameJim Barry
- Food MatchBeef
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2009
90 points www.winecompanion.com.au
The ever-ebullient Peter Barry is the Clare Valley's answer to McLaren Vale's Chester Osborn, both driving sales and the popularity of their family wineries ever upwards. The striped capsule may seem unimportant, but it's original, and it's an attention-getter. The wine's strong purple hue leads into a soft, luscious, textured wine stacked with ripe, but not overripe, plum fruit decorated with touches of chocolate and vanilla oak, the tannins soft. Time is on its side.
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Campbell Mattinson
Award winning Australian wine reviewer for Wine Companion and winefront.com.au
Vintage 2009
90 points www.winefront.com
Lodge Hill is a reliable offering from Jim Barry. Right in the groove. Neither under nor over done. Sweet plums, chocolate, mint and liqueured cherries. Generous but medium weight. Sings sweetly (and fleshily) through the finish.