The Armagh Shiraz has achieved extraordinary success and is regarded as one of Australia’s highest quality wines.The vineyard was named after the adjoining hamlet of Armagh, established by Irish settlers in 1849 and named after the lush rolling hills of their homeland. Jim Barry planted the 3.3 hectare vineyard in 1968 with Shiraz grapes.
The vineyard is planted on its own roots on grey sandy abrasive topsoil over clay subsoil and receives an average rainfall of 600 millimetres per year. Such is The Armagh vineyards suitability that minimal intervention is needed to maintain yields below 4 tonnes per hectare, which produce rich and concentrated fruit of the rare quality required to produce wines with ageing potential.From the first vintage in 1985, The Armagh has achieved remarkable success, attaining the maximum possible rating of 'Exceptional' in Langton's Classification of Australian Wine.
