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Standish 'The Relic' Shiraz 2024
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- TASTING NOTE: "The 2024 The Relic Shiraz-Viognier comprises 2% Viognier (destemmed, co-fermented with the Shiraz on top). Aromatically ,the wine leads with red apples and cherry blossom, cranberry ,pomegranate and apricot flowers. This is floral, with rose petals and violets, all of it set against the backdrop of black fruit. Freshness abounds here. In the mouth, the wine is silky, the tannins ferrous and profuse and the length typically long. This is very fine in its shape and monumentally powerful but chalky too. It is very impressive. 14.9% alcohol, sealed under natural cork and wax." 98 Points - Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate
- ABOUT THE WINE: Single vineyard, Hongell Family Vineyard, Krondorf.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: The Standish Wine Company is a quiet one. No loud marketing or flashy bravado. The fact that they are one of the Barossa’s best producers probably explains this – the winery, tucked away on Kalimna Road off the usual wine tourist path and open by appointment only, adds to that allure. Talented winemaker Dan Standish, a 6th-generation Barossan, honed his craft making wine in the Rhône Valley, Spain and US, founding The Standish Wine Company in ’99 while working as the winemaker at Torbreck. The Standish leitmotif is fruit purity and transparency of site, and the offering focuses on profound shiraz from Greenock, Marananga, Krondorf and the Eden Valley. A much-admired flagbearer for the ‘New Barossa. Halliday.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Barossa Valley, South Australia
- VARIETAL: Shiraz 98%, Viognier 2%
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Dan Standish
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 14.9%
- SIZE: 750ml
