The Lodge Hill Shiraz

Jim Barry The Lodge Hill Shiraz 2011, Clare Valley, 13.5%, €24.99 Ripe plums and cherries, dark chocolate and that distinctive Clare mint. Stockists: Next Door, Raheen, Limerick; The Corkscrew, Chatham St; O’Briens.

John Wilson

John Wilson

John Wilson, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a wine critic