2021 Jim Barry Spring Farm Block 74 Cabernet Sauvignon

From the high slopes of Spring Farm, this is glorious Clare Valley Cabernet, rooted in decades of Barry family legacy.

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The 2021 Block 74 Cabernet Sauvignon is rooted in the historic Spring Farm vineyard, a place that’s central to the Barry family’s story. When Jim and Nancy Barry acquired the property in 1977, it was part of the historic Wolta Wolta pastoral run—land that had been farmed since 1839.

Jim initially envisioned a horse stud, but his faith in Clare Valley’s future as a wine region inspired him to plant Cabernet Sauvignon on these north-facing slopes.

Sitting at 514 metres above sea level, Block 74 enjoys the kind of exposure and drainage that make it perfect for producing powerful, age-worthy wines. 

Chocolatey richness mingling with fine tannins, earthy notes of bay and tobacco leaf, and a brambly spice that lingers on the finish. This is brilliant Clare Valley Cabernet from one of the region's great producers.

96 Points
"The finish is long where tannin coalesces to offer excellent grip and texture. It’s a very good wine."
– Gary Walsh (The Wine Front

96 Points
"The Spring Farm wines from Jim Barry are universally impressive... The flavours cruise along fine, lacy, gently chewy and graphite-laden tannins, the wine minerally overall and finishing long and fine in the distance. A stunning wine that speaks fluently of elegance and finesse."
– Mike Bennie (Wine Companion)
95 Points
"The weighty mid-palate makes for quite the mouthful of flavour. This is a lovely wine, from a lovely season. It is balanced, but it is rich, too."
– Erin Larkin (Wine Advocate)

Block 74 Cabernet Sauvignon, adjacent to Block 75 Cabernet Sauvignon (the source of Clarevale Cabernet Sauvignon), is on a gentle north-facing slope of Lodge Hill North, and lies at an elevation of 514 metres. It typically produces fruit of intense blackcurrant fruit characters, fine grainy graphite textures and superb energy and flow.

96 Points
"Blue fruit and cherry, some rosy perfume, a sort of hazelnut nougat thing too, with a smattering of regional mint and gum leaf. It’s medium-bodied, has some savoury elements like tobacco and toasted nuts, clean balanced acidity, tannin is dense and close knit, and there’s a ferrous quality about it too, which is always a pleasing thing to find in red wine. The finish is long where tannin coalesces to offer excellent grip and texture. It’s a very good wine."
– Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

96 Points
"The Spring Farm wines from Jim Barry are universally impressive. Medium weight with satiny texture, blue fruited and draped with leafy herbal elements and a touch of that ‘Australian bush walk’ character that sums up earth, bark and eucalyptus so well. The flavours cruise along fine, lacy, gently chewy and graphite-laden tannins, the wine minerally overall and finishing long and fine in the distance. A stunning wine that speaks fluently of elegance and finesse."
– Mike Bennie (Wine Companion)

95 Points
"The 2021 Spring Farm Block 74 Cabernet leads with leaf and tobacco, thyme and bay, cigar box and cassis. It is brambly and spiced, with layers of purple fruit and black spice in profusion. In the mouth, the wine is fine and detailed, with a chocolaty mid-palate and a finish of warm baking spices. The weighty mid-palate makes for quite the mouthful of flavour. This is a lovely wine, from a lovely season. It is balanced, but it is rich, too. Sealed under screw cap."
– Erin Larkin (Wine Advocate)

Jim Barry

Jim Barry Wines is a family affair in the Clare Valley.

Founded by one of SA's most influential wine figures, this producer has been one of the most acclaimed in the region since it began in 1974.

They focus primarily on traditional Clare Valley varieties, with a myriad of laser-sharp Rieslings, powerful Shiraz and intense Cabernet blends making up the foundations of the range. With a sprawling range including everything from super-premium to top value, they are considered a cornerstone of the Clare with classic wines that develop beautifully in the cellar given time.

Now, with the third generation of Barrys - Sam, Tom and Olivia - now in charge of the winemaking, marketing and business development, there is a new energy about the brand and there are plenty of exciting new things on the horizon.

Peter, Tom & Sam Barry - Clare Valley Jim Barry

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