Jim Barry
The Armagh Shiraz 1999

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Dry, Full Bodied style of Shiraz

Clare Valley, Australia

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Product description

Dry, Full Bodied style of Shiraz

Clare Valley, Australia

The Armagh is not only Jim Barry's flagship wine, it is also an icon of the Clare Valley which sits comfortably in the 'Outstanding' category in Langton's Classification of Australian Wine. The 1999 vintage is a powerful, full bodied wine which has notes of licorice, prune, plum, cherries and spice matched with well balanced oak and tannins. This wine is drinking well now.

Taste profile

Full Bodied

Full bodied red wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with bold, complex flavours. Often deeply coloured.

Dry

Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.

Product specifications

TypeShiraz
Size750ML
RegionClare Valley
Current Vintage1999
Standard Drinks8.9
Alcohol Volume15%
Langtons ClassifiedExceptional
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
Brand NameJim Barry
Wine MakerPeter Barry
ClosureCork
Wine SweetnessDry
Wine BodyFull Bodied

Expert reviews

James Halliday

Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 1999
95 points Halliday Wine Companion
Deep red-purple; a powerful, complex ripe bouquet offers licorice, prune, plum, sweet cherry and spice, all of which come through on the massively built yet balanced palate. The big end of town, to be sure, but an exceptionally good example. Unanimous gold medal Clare Valley Regional Wine Show 2001.
Campbell Mattinson

Award winning Australian wine reviewer for Wine Companion and winefront.com.au

More about Campbell Mattinson
Vintage 1999
95 points Halliday Wine Companion
It’s a hedonistic, luscious wine but with age it’s a whole lot more than that. It can look monolithic and mono-dimensional as a young wine but as a mature wine it is neither. It becomes layered, complex, entrancing.