Name: Jim Barry Shiraz The Armagh Clare Valley
Brand: Jim Barry
SKU: JimBarry07
Availability: InStock

Jim Barry Shiraz The Armagh Clare Valley

$349.90

The name of “Armagh” was bestowed by the original Irish settlers who arrived in 1849 and named the lush, rolling hills after their homeland. In 1968 the vineyard was planted by Jim Barry and yields less than two tons per acre. The soil is sandy gravel and receives an average rainfall of 23 inches per year. The vineyard lies on a north-facing slope, which acts as a natural sun trap, ensuring the fruit is always fully ripened when picked.

Description

In South Australia’s celebrated Clare Valley wine region, the Jim Barry winery was founded in 1959 by Jim and Nancy Barry. Widely credited with helping to shape the valley as a benchmark producer of world class Riesling and Shiraz, Jim Barry played a substantial role in cementing Clare as one of Australia’s premier wine regions. Their most illustrious wine, The Armagh Shiraz, from a single vineyard planted by Jim Barry in 1968, is one of the undisputed icons of Australian wine.

Today the winery and its vineyards are owned and managed by Jim’s son, Peter Barry, along with his wife, Sue Barry, and their three children – Tom, Sam and Olivia – who are winemaker, commercial manager and brand ambassador respectively

Over 55 years the Barry family has worked to establish a mosaic of vineyards across the Clare Valley, each unique in site, soil and aspect. They also have two vineyards in the Coonawarra region, where they grow Cabernet Sauvignon on the famous Terra Rossa soils.

Jim Barry

The Barry family firmly believes that great wine is made in the vineyard. Their philosophy of winemaking is to own and farm the vineyards themselves, in order to develop the best fruit flavors possible. The Jim Barry winemaking style aims to retain those ideal fruit flavors, emphasizing freshness, character and drinkability over massive power and heaviness.