'The Armagh'

Deep crimson. Classical blackberry, praline, ginger, sage aromas with mocha oak notes. Luxurious blackberry pastille, blackcurrant, black cherry fruits, superb fine chocolatey / velvet tannins and beautifully balanced mocha / vanilla / smoky oak notes. Finishes velvety / gravelly firm with raspberry, graphite / bush garrigue notes. A hugely impressive long-lasting Clare Valley Shiraz with lovely fruit definition, density and vigour. 15 months in French oak, 75% new. Screwcap. 13.6% alc Drink 2028-2050

Deep crimson. Lifted dark chocolate, liquorice, dark plum aromas with vanilla, hint notes. Superbly concentrated wine with intense dark chocolate, blackberry, liquorice fruits, fine chocolaty, slightly leafy tannins and underlying espresso vanilla notes and integrated fresh linear acidity. Finishes claret-firm with blackberry-chinotto notes. Very good density and torque. 18 months in French oak. Screwcap. 13.8% alc Drink 2026-2042

Deep crimson. Roasted coffee, espresso, blackberry aromas with chinotto-sage notes. Inky deep palate with abundant blackberry, plum fruits, fine loose-knit graphite / al dente tannins, superb mid-palate density and integrated mocha vanilla oak notes. A firm vigorous finish with ferruginous notes. An amazingly powerful yet graceful and sinuous wine with excellent cellaring potential. 16 months in French and American oak, 65% new. Screwcap 14.4% alc Drink 2028-2048

Deep medium crimson. Intense dark cherry, blackberry, hint truffle aromas with roasted chestnut, chinotto notes. Generously concentrated wine with plentiful dark cherry, blackberry dark plum fruits, some leafy tobacco notes, fine chocolaty tannins and underlying mocha / malt oak notes, Finishes gravelly and minerally. 16 months in French and American oak. Screwcap 14% alc Drink 2024-2038

Deep medium crimson. Very complete and classic South Australian wine with beautiful dark chocolate, malt, blackberry, raspberry aromas with tobacco leaf / sage notes. Superb complex wine with plentiful praline, dark cherry, blackberry fruits, remarkable inky density / viscosity, plentiful fine loose-knit chalky / al dente tannins and beautifully integrated mocha / nutmeg oak. Bittersweet chinotto finish with a fine tannin plume. An outstanding vintage that will continue to develop for another 20 years. 16 months in French and American oak, 86% new. Screwcap 14.1% alc Drink now-2045

Deep crimson. Lovely dark chocolate, praline, blackberry, stone fruit aromas with meaty herb notes. Silky textured with abundant blackberry, dark cherry, apricot, praline flavours, fine loose-knit chalky textures and underlying savoury / espresso / roasted chestnut oak complexity. Finishes chalky / claret firm and minerally. Very good. 16 months in French and American oak, 90% new. Screwcap 14% alc Drink now-2035

Deep crimson. Inky, roasted chestnut, truffle, blackberry pastille aromas with bush garrigue notes. Well balanced and complex palate with fresh blackberry pastille, dark chocolate, roasted chestnut, vanilla notes and fine loose-knit slinky tannins. Finishes graphite firm with aniseed notes. Very evocative wine with lovely density, bittersweetness and torque. 20 months in French and American oak, 100% new. Screwcap 13.4% alc Drink now-2038

Deep crimson. Intense oyster shell, graphite, dark cherry, blackberry, dark chocolate / praline / mocha aromas with sage notes. Concentrated dark cherry, blackberry, dark chocolate, supple fine loose-knit gravelly tannins and integrated mocha / vanilla oak notes, Finishes chalky firm with blackberry pastille chinotto / tobacco leaf notes, Very well balanced aged claret style. 14 months in French and American oak, 70% new. Screwcap 14.6% alc Drink now-2040

Deep crimson. Lovely waxy polish black cherry roasted chestnut praline aromas with marzipan / Herb notes. Generous black cherry, dark plum, roasted chestnut flavours, fine slinky / al dente textures, underlying marzipan, vanilla oak notes and underlying fresh mineral acidity. Finishes firm with plentiful sweet fruit / liquorice notes. 18 months in 50% French and 50% American oak, 100% new. Cork 14.8% alc Drink now-2038

Deep crimson. Intense dried plum, dark chocolate mocha aromas with wood varnish, coconut nuts. Voluptuous blackberry dark plum fruits, plentiful chocolaty / cedary tannins and pronounced mocha, coconut oak notes. Finishes al dente / graphite firm. Very good density, vigour and mineral length. 14 months in French and American oak, 100% new. Cork 15% alc Drink now-2035

Deep crimson. Developed dark plum, praline tobacco leaf aromas with wax polish notes. Developed fruit sweet palate with deep-set choco-berry tobacco leaf hint toffee flavours, fine gravelly tannins, some mocha espresso notes and underlying fresh acidity. Finishes gravelly / gritty firm with a long tannin plume. Very complex with a muscular structure. 20 months in 50% French and 50% American oak, 100% new. Cork 15.2% alc Drink now-2030

Deep crimson. Lifted black olive, iodine, dark cherry, graphite, liquorice aromas with hints of amontillado / wood varnish. Voluminous dark cherry, blackberry fruits, plentiful graphite liquorice notes, fine plentiful graphite / rusty tannins and integrated mocha, hint cedar notes. Finishes claret from with persistent inky graphite notes. Very complex with a ferruginous kick. 17 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 15.5% alc Drink now-2035

Deep crimson. Developed dark cherry, espresso mocha, crème brulèe aromas. Richly concentrated wine with abundant dark berry fruits, fine slinky / chalky textures, espresso, mocha oak notes, attractive mid-palate viscosity and persistent fresh acidity. Finishes cedar firm with gravelly notes. 18 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 15.4% alc Drink now-2032

Deep crimson. Intense dark chocolate, caramel, maraschino cherry aromas with aniseed notes. Richly flavoured dark cherry, blackberry fruits, developed dark chocolate, tobacco notes, fine al dente leafy textures and integrated mocha, espresso oak. Finishes gravelly firm with dark cherry, chinotto notes. A sturdy vintage with very attractive fruit density and structure. 16 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 15.2% alc Drink now-2034

Deep crimson. Dark chocolate, graphite, tobacco aromas with rusty / ferruginous notes. Well concentrated dark chocolate, praline tobacco flavours, fine gritty muscular tannins and underlying carob, mocha notes. Finishes rusty firm and minerally. 18 months in French and American oak, 100% new. Cork 15.8% alc Drink now-2028

Deep crimson. Developed roasted coffee, mocha, tobacco leaf aromas with coconut notes. Richly concentrated fruit sweet palate with plentiful dark cherry, praline flavours, fine loose-knit chalky / al dente tannins, attractive inky density and attractive mocha vanilla notes. Finishes leafy firm with persistent dark berry / liquorice notes. 15 months in French and American oak, 100% new. Cork 15.4% alc Drink now-2030

Deep crimson. Fresh complex dark cherry, chinotto, tobacco aromas with mocha coconut notes. Supple dark cherry, chinotto, tobacco, praline flavours with minerally, hint salty notes attractive mid-palate viscosity and fine dense silky textures. Finishes minerally and long. 14 months in French and American oak, 100% new. Cork 15.1% alc Drink now-2028

Deep crimson. Intense blackberry, dark plum, dark chocolate liquorice aromas. Very soupy palate with deep-set dark chocolate dark berry fruits, dense muddy, rusty tannins and underlying mocha, liquorice notes. Finishes gritty and long with pronounced acidity. Plenty of extract and concentration. More like a pressings wine. 15 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 15.1% alc Drink now-2030

Deep crimson. Developed dark cherry, musky plum, espresso iodine aromas. Concentrated dark cherry mocha, gamy flavours, fine loose-knit chocolaty / rusty textures and fine persistent slightly saline acidity. Finishes ferruginous firm and minerally. Muscular style. 15 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 14.7% alc Drink now-soon

Deep crimson. Intense dark chocolate minty, dark cherry pastille. Well concentrated dark chocolate, dark cherry, blackberry praline espresso fine gritty / leafy tannins, and mocha oak notes. Finishes chocolaty / leafy notes with mineral inky notes. Very attractive old-style wine. 18 months in 50% French and 50% American oak, 100% new. Cork 14.3% alc Drink now-2032

Deep crimson. Complex black cherry, mocha, farmyard, tobacco leaf, seaweed aromas. Well concentrated black cherry, mocha, farmyard flavours, loose-knit firm tannins and underlying mocha notes. Sinewy firm finish. Verry good energy, richness and torque. 18 months in 50% French and 50% American oak, 100% new. Cork 13.1% alc Drink now-2030

Deep crimson. Intense blackberry, praline liquorice aromas with bush garrigue notes. Inky deep wine with developed blackberry, dark chocolate flavours, fine loose-knit chalky tannins and mocha, vanilla oak notes. Finishes cinewy form and minerally. Classical claret style wine with attractive density, complexity and mineral length. 15 months in American and French oak, 100% new. 13.7% alc Drink now-2032

Medium deep crimson. Fresh cherry cola, apricot mocha aromas with dusty graphite notes. Well concentrated and supple mocha, dark cherry, chinotto flavours apricot / stone fruit notes, fine lacy textures, attractive mid-palate viscosity and underlying wood varnishy notes. Finishes chalky / slinky fry with minerally notes. Lovely complex wine. 12 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 13.7% alc Drink now-2028

Medium deep crimson. Roasted meats, cola, stewed fruit aromas with tobacco notes. Well developed wine with plentiful dark fruits, roasted meat, chinotto flavours, fine loose-knit graphite textures, some suppleness on the mid-plate. Starts to dry off at the finish. Pleasing to drink but at its best now. 15 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 14.3% alc Drink now-soon

Medium deep crimson. Beautiful dark cherry, blackberry, wax polish aromas with herb notes. Sturdy wine with ample dark cherry, blackberry, dark chocolate aniseed flavours, wax polish, tobacco notes and fine gritty texture. Finishes graphite / chalky firm with long tannin plume. Muscular in structure with attractive fruit complexity and vinosity. 19 months in American and French oak, 100% new. Cork 14.2% alc Drink now-2030

Medium deep crimson. Intense black cherry, hint of leather polish aromas with wood varnish caramel notes. Inky textured wine with lovely complex choco-berry fruits, plentiful fine slinky / chalky tannins. Finishes rusty firm and inky with savoury / leathery notes. Still holding up very well. Ferruginous notes pervade. Very evocative retro-modern wine. 14 months in 50% French and 50% American oak, 100% new. Cork 13.4% alc Drink now-2034

Medium deep crimson. Classical dark plum, blackberry, dark chocolate, praline aromas with red liquorice notes. Abundant developed dark plum, blackberry, dark chocolate flavours, fine slinky / chalky textures, superb mid-palate richness, underlying mocha, hint dried coconut notes and fresh mineral length. Buoyant and classical. Delicious. 14 months in French oak, 100% new. Cork 14.6% alc Drink now-2034

Medium deep crimson. Developed raspberry red plum caramel, crème brulee aromas with herbal wood varnish notes. Sinuous wine with raspberry, red plum, caramel, crème brulee flavours, fine slinky al dente textures and underlying espresso notes. Finishes chalky and minerally. 13 month in American oak, 100% new. Cork 14.5% alc Drink now-2032

Medium deep crimson. Inky, tobacco leaf, red cherry, cola hint bretty aromas. A medium-bodied wine with red cherry, cola, chinotto flavours, fine chalky sinewy textures and pronounced fresh acidity. Finishes chalky dry. 14 months in American oak, 100% new. Cork 14.6% alc Drink now-2030

Medium deep crimson. Attractive dark cherry, chinotto, graphite aromas with musty / herb notes. Well concentrated cherry-cola, raspberry fruits, fine loose-knit chalky al dente textures, a hint of sandalwood grilled nut notes. Finishes firm, dry and tight. 15 months in American oak, 100% new. Cork 14.6% alc Drink now-2030

Medium deep crimson. Lifted black cherry, chinotto, liquorice, dark chocolate polished leather wood varnish aromas. Lovely old wine with black cherry chotto, liquorice, chinotto praline, stone fruit flavours. Lovely mid-palate viscosity and fine loose-knit graphite textures. Delicious wine. Underlying spicy notes. 13 months in American oak, 100% new. Cork 13.7% alc Drink now-2030