Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2010 The Armagh Shiraz flaunts a gorgeous aromatic red and black fruit core intermingled with clove, chocolate box, and eucalyptus aromas that are still very primary. Bottled under screw cap, it has a really fine palate that is very elegant yet powerful. With vibrant acid, firm and very fine tannins, the flavors are rich and layered with spices coming through on the long finish. Drink it from 2015 to 2030+.

The 2010 Shiraz The Armagh was bottled 50% under stelvin and 50% under cork. This bottle is Stelvin. It is tight, amazing and fresh! It has all the pastrami and peppercorn, but it has light and freshness too. This is impossibly fresh and delicious. What a vineyard. There is a stylistic shift here, moving from barriques to hogsheads, more French oak. It has 14.6% alcohol and was matured for 14 months in 67% French and 33% American 330-liter hogsheads, 70% new oak and 30% one year old. So good. This is alive.

Impressively dense, with espresso, tobacco and licorice-scented huckleberry and cherry flavors at the core. The fleshy tannins have an appealing chewy side, showing plenty of spice and pepper accents on the long finish. Drink now through 2028. 50 cases imported.??–MW??Region: Australia / Clare Valley Select to Add