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2005 Jim Barry Shiraz The McRae Wood
Shiraz
- Australia
- South Australia
- Mount Lofty Ranges
- Clare Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 25
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Wall_Bangers Likes this wine: 95 points
October 31, 2020 - Good cork.
Deep colour with brick rim.
Nose: High intensity. Dark fruits, cocoa nibs, touch of eucalypt and subtle oak.
Palate: Seamless. All at 15.5%ABV, handles it well. Dark fruits, spice, gentle tannins. Medium body and acid. Long finish.
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PeterjW Likes this wine: 92 points
June 17, 2020 - lovely fruit driven nose with jammy black fruit gently spice and fine tannins
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tanduybui Likes this wine: 91 points
June 1, 2020 - Bordering on being an outstanding wine but missed it by a small margin. A full body wine, savoury, full mouthfeel and a terrific finish. On tasting, you will get dark fruit flavours with a hint of spice and perhaps smokiness. What stopped it from being an outstanding wine was perhaps a lack of depth of flavours and a lack of minerality. A terrific drop however, highly recommended.
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Oenophile911 Likes this wine: 93 points
May 17, 2020 - Fantastic bottle of wine. Was wonderful on opening and got better through the evening once it opened up.
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swiftr Likes this wine: 94 points
May 12, 2020 - Very big, rich, deep—a great example of Jim Barry Shiraz. So good it’s hard to imagine that the Armagh could be much bigger, though it probably is. My regret is that I didn’t buy more of this vintage.
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By Richard Hemming, MW
5/14/2010 (link)(Jim Barry, The McRae Wood Shiraz Clare Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
September/October 2008, IWC Issue #140 (link)(Jim Barry Wines Shiraz McCrae Wood Clare Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Halliday
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Jim Barry
- Varietal Shiraz
- Designation The McRae Wood
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Mount Lofty Ranges
- Appellation Clare Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 113 (45%)
- Consumed 138 (55%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 12 votes
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- FamilyJim Barry Shiraz The McRae Wood
- ProducerJim Barry
- VarietyShiraz
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionMount Lofty Ranges
- AppellationClare Valley
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- ProducerJim Barry
- VarietalShiraz
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- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionMount Lofty Ranges
- AppellationClare Valley