Jim Barry, Armagh Shiraz Vintage:2018 A lightly menthol-infused nose that

A lightly menthol-infused nose that is exceptionally ripe yet stops short of being surmature remains almost 100% primary with ample black fruit and spice aromas seamlessly merging into the rich

but still with a coolish

Sumptuous nose shows ripe pear

experience than the RSV

plenty of red berry fruit

Jim Barry, Armagh Shiraz Vintage:2018 A lightly menthol-infused nose thatI thought that the 2014 had completely stolen my heart, but then there was this 2018 The Armagh Shiraz, bottled under Stelvin. This saw no American oak, as 2017 was the first year of 100% French. This is the first year with puncheons (no hogsheads) as well. It is so good, sensational, with a perfect fruit profile and orange oil character. It is fresh, beguiling, supple, intense, elegant, refined and fullall the good and important things in confluence