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Clare Valley’s Jim Barry is a name known around the world – a byword for quality and wine expertise. A founding member of Australia’s First Families of Wine, the Barry family celebrated the 60th anniversary of its winery in 2020, the year it also scooped the title of Halliday’s ‘Winery of the Year’. Over three generations the Barry name has been famous throughout the wine world and synonymous with the Clare Valley. Jim Barry bought his first vineyard here in 1959, and even helped the Taylor family open their winery a decade later. Son Peter took over Jim Barry in 1985, and today brothers Tom and Sam, with sister Olivia, have raised the bar even higher. Tom and Sam have been shortlisted for Halliday's Winemaker of the Year 2026. This is a new exclusive, a succulent Malbec from the Clare Valley's high altitude Eastern Ranges.

The lovely Clare Valley is renowned for producing outstanding wines. This dark inky Malbec offers aromas of pepper and sage leading to a palate of dark berry fruit flavours with subtle toasted oak. This wine is a vibrant accompaniment to charred meats or grilled salmon.

Malbec fruit has produced a wine with beutiful purple to blue hues, a rose petal bouquet, red berry and cherry palate and firm tannin structure.

Hacienda Albae Malbec 2019 is a premium red wine from the La Mancha region of Spain. This wine is made from 100% Malbec grapes, which are carefully selected from the best vineyards of the estate. The wine is aged in French oak barrels for 12 months, which gives it a complex and elegant character. On the nose, Hacienda Albae Malbec 2019 exhibits aromas of ripe blackberries, blueberries, and dark plums, with hints of vanilla, tobacco, and spices. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and rich, with a velvety texture and flavors of black fruit, chocolate, and coffee. The tannins are firm and well-structured, providing a long and persistent finish. This wine has received high-end ratings from wine critics, including a score of 91 points from James Suckling, who praised its "attractive dark-berry and spice aromas with a succulent, supple palate that delivers plenty of flavor and freshness." Wine Enthusiast also awarded it 90 points, describing it as a "satisfying and well-balanced wine with ripe fruit and a touch of oak." Overall, Hacienda Albae Malbec 2019 is a delicious and sophisticated wine that is perfect for special occasions or as a gift for wine lovers.

This wine is dark purple with intense aromas of violets, blackberries, plums and clove spice. Drinking well now, but with the potential to be a long term cellaring prospect if desired. Lightly fined and racked before bottling without filtration, it is normal for some sediment to form. Decanting one hour before drinking is recommended. Bleasdale is not only one of the oldest wineries in the Langhorne Creek region, but one of the oldest in Australia. Frank Potts, who founded Bleasdale in 1850, has a fascinating history. Born with sea legs, he joined the British Royal Navy at 9 years old and served on Lord Nelsons famous ship HMS Victory. He sailed around the world before landing in South Australia in 1836. He planted the first vines in 1858 and sold fruit to Thomas Hardy. He then expanded the vineyards in the 1860s. He was an innovator and a pioneer who played his role in establishing Australias wine industry. The Potts family still own Bleasdale and descendants Michael and Ben Potts handle the winemaking duties, along with Paul Hotker. They make wines from fruit grown on their 61 hectares of vineyards from varietals like Verdelho, Shiraz and Malbec in sparkling, table and fortified styles. Each parcel of fruit is carefully selected to produce a range of wines that can be enjoyed immediately, or cellared for that special occasion.