2025 Jim Barry Assyrtiko

Jim Barry was the first to plant Assyrtiko in Australia, bringing cuttings over from Santorini back in 2011 and betting that Clare Valley’s dry, rocky soils could do the grape justice. He was right. What started as an experiment has become one of the country’s most distinctive modern white wines.

The 2025 vintage continues that run. Grown on the Barry family’s Lodge Hill vineyard, the fruit is hand-picked and cool-fermented in stainless steel to keep things tight and crisp. The result is clean, bone-dry and mineral – a white with real shape and texture, more about structure than fruit.

It’s packed with lemon zest, green apple and sea-spray notes, finishing long and savoury. Sharp enough to cut through anything on the table but still rounded enough to enjoy on its own. A proper Clare Valley success story – Greek in spirit, Australian in execution.