Clare Valley
A South Australian valley of Riesling and Shiraz, where WineFortune tracks one red wine from Jim Barry
- Producers
- 1
- Wines tracked
- 1
- Median 1y
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- In our shop
- 0
Clare Valley is a sub-region of South Australia, a narrow band of valleys north of Adelaide with a Geographical Indication of its own. On WineFortune, this hub currently covers one red still wine from one producer, Jim Barry.
Internationally the valley is best known for dry Riesling, yet its red wines — above all Shiraz, alongside Cabernet Sauvignon — carry equal standing among collectors. The style is ripe and concentrated, shaped by warm days and cool nights at altitude, on soils that range from slate to red loam over limestone, and the reds are built to mature in the cellar over many years.
The single wine tracked here holds one critics' review at 98 points on the 100-point scale, with a median drinking window from 2025 to 2042. No WineFortune index median per 75 cl bottle is published for this hub yet: the index is built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days and needs sufficient activity. The WineFortune Premium Selection holds one vintage from Clare Valley.
Facts
- Classification
- Australian Geographical Indication (GI) within South Australia
- Key grapes
- Riesling for whites; Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon for reds
- Style tracked
- One red still wine, from Jim Barry
- Climate
- Warm days and cool nights at altitude
- Critics' score
- 98 of 100, from one review
- Drinking window
- 2025 to 2042, critics' median
Producers
By the 90-day WineFortune index medianMedians are the 90-day WineFortune index per 75cl, ex VAT, built from WineFortune trades and listings. Wines without a trade or listing are tracked but not indexed.
Wines from Clare Valley
Questions
What is Clare Valley known for?
Clare Valley is a sub-region of South Australia with its own Geographical Indication. It is celebrated for taut, dry Riesling and for structured red wines, above all Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Warm days, cool nights at altitude and slate-and-loam soils shape a concentrated style that collectors follow closely.
Which Clare Valley wines does WineFortune track?
WineFortune currently tracks one wine from Clare Valley: a red still wine carrying the GI designation, made by the producer Jim Barry.
Is there a WineFortune price for Clare Valley wines?
Not yet. The WineFortune index median per 75 cl bottle is built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days, and no index median is published for this hub at present.
What do critics say about the wine tracked here?
The wine tracked in this hub holds one critics' review, scoring 98 on the 100-point scale, with a median drinking window from 2025 to 2042.
Does the WineFortune Premium Selection hold anything from Clare Valley?
Yes. The WineFortune Premium Selection holds one vintage from Clare Valley. This is stated as a holding fact, not a recommendation.