2009 Jim Barry Shiraz The Armagh

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  4/7/2024 - ajrez Likes this wine: 93 Points

  In a good spot now… primary and secondary flavors weaving together for a beautiful nose and initial palate. Not a huge mid palate and finish, thus the score is impacted but a really nice expression that won’t disappoint

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  5/6/2020 - dnnk88 wrote: 89 Points

  7th CB Wine Night - CT 91.5 & above!: notes to come.

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  8/7/2019 - Purple Grillz wrote: 96 Points

  One the most impressive bottles of Shiraz Ive ever had. I Let it decant overnight, upon opening the the acidity was racing so it needed to breathe, very glad I did. A day later, everything is integrated, a pomerol like nose of chocolate mixes wonderfully with the usual Aussie Shiraz aromatics of bay leaf, cured olives, fresh cracked black pepper, and black cherry.
  
  On the palate, it is a dark berry driven drink with ample minerality, cured olives, violets, sour cherries, coconut, and rasberries. Reminds me a lot of Quilceda Creek for its balance, abundance of fruit, and deft handling of oak. Alcohol a little more in check than most Quilceda bottles.
  
  Delicious now, especially with a fatty dish, but I would steer away from steak, pun not intended, I had this with a ribeye but I feel like of the nuance was lost by the overpowering beef flavors, where beef can bring out the delicate red fruits of Bordeaux, it covers up the subtle notes here. I would should for Duck or Salmon.
  
  Delicious now but wont start the march to its peak for another 5 years or so. The only bottle from Australia Ive had better was 1982 Grange, which is a completely unfair comparison, as this is a baby.

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  3/11/2019 - OzzieNJ Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Inky purple color in the glass, sweet smelling fruit hint of pepper on the nose together with blackberry - classic Aussie Shiraz. Beautifully balanced now and ready to drink, looking forward to the other 5 bottles that came with this one

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  6/28/2016 - chatters wrote:

  Moncur Syrah/Shiraz (Bistro Moncur, Sydney): hullo old school, ripe black cherry and berry, chocolate and vanilla as well as sweet spice…dense, rich warm, lovely, tangy long. Yum.

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