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Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz 2005
Clare Valley, South Australia, AustraliaThe Armagh is a single vineyard made from dry farmed, low-yielding vines planted on their own roots in 1968. The first vintage was 1985 and most years the 8-acre Clare Valley site produces little more than a tonne to the acre. Armagh refers to the area originally settled in 1859 by Irish settlers who named it after their homeland. The 2005 vintage was outstanding and The Armagh is a force to be reckoned with. Rich dark and inky black it has all the hallmarks of a blockbuster shiraz swimming in boysenberry, blueberries and spicy toasted oak. The wine is only a baby and will need more than a decade of cellar time to show its true form. If you are brave enough to drink it now, be sure to double decant and let it breathe at least 90 minutes. The wine spends 18 months in French & American oak barrels.Tasted: 13 September 2009Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:| BC | $196.00 | 750ml | specialty listing |
| AB | $225.00 | 750ml | fine wine boutiques |
| ON | $175.00 | 750ml |
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Grape: Shiraz/SyrahCSPC: 576686UPC: 09317417000303
