The Standish Wine Company

Single Vineyard Barossa Shiraz

Up to 99 points!

“like a strike of lightning on a dark night”

We do love looking for gems here and there that might not be on everyone’s radar. While we have had just The “Standish” bottling in the past, this time we found a very small amount of their other bottles, “The Relic”, “The Schubert Theorem” and “Lamella”. These are beautiful wines, and not something you can find every day. Here’s a little about the winery:

The Standish Wine Company is a strikingly beautiful winery located in Barossa Valley, South Australia. The winery and vineyards are family owned by Dan and Nicole Standish. Dan was first introduced to the art of pruning grape vines by his grandfather at the young age of six in their ancestral vineyard. Dan founded The Standish Wine Company in 1999 after securing a section of his family vineyard in the Barossa Valley. The same ancient plants that Dan carefully hand pruned are now used to produce his exclusive old vine shiraz collection, fittingly titled “The Relic.”

The Standish Wine Company focuses on Barossa Shiraz, and produces only single vineyard wines that reflect the unique conditions of the Barossa Valley

These wines are very limited! Call/or email to order:

(360) 350-4896 x 8 / danielm@grandvinwinemerchants.com

2021 Standish The Schubert Theorem Shiraz

$149.89 (750ml) ETA: 3-7 days

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99 WA

The 2021 The Schubert Theorem Shiraz was made with fruit from the Roennenfeldt Road vineyard, in Marananga, with 70% whole bunches in the ferment. The northeastern corner of this vineyard is matured in concrete egg to preserve the blue-fruited core that defines the style of this wine; it is the only cuvée that features an alternate maturation vessel. I knew (before and) when I tasted the 2019 and 2020 vintages what I was going to get, by and large. When I was in the Barossa in June 2021, I was already thinking about what the Schubert would look like from this year, as the perceived fit of season and style had the potential to dovetail in a most titillating fashion—a "stars aligning" kind of thing. A cool season overlays a warm site capable of producing dark, dense, sometimes brooding, always pure Shiraz. The combination of concrete egg (and, in this case, a slightly shorter maturation in this vessel) and cooler year has produced a wine of scintillating precision and fruit sweetness. It glows with its own black light. It shimmers and oscillates between fruit luminescence and plush tannic texture, and in doing so, it barely contains its own energy and abundance. The distinction between this profusion of fruit and the old "fruit bombs" of yore is the precision of acid and pliable fruit tannin that defines the middle palate and the ability of the fruit (courtesy of the winemaking) to shine through the vessels in which it matured. The tannin that shapes the wine is plentiful, make no mistake, yet it is ductile and fine and threads through every aspect of the palate. A thrilling Schubert this year, it's like a strike of lightning on a dark night. This wine appeals most fervently to my penchant for freshness, energy and resonant bass line. 14.9% alcohol.-Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

2021 Standish Lamella Shiraz

$149.89 (750ml) ETA: 3-7 days

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98+ WA

The 2021 Lamella Shiraz is made with fruit from the Angas family vineyard, Hutton Vale Farm, Eden Valley. The vineyard was planted with cuttings from the Mt Edelstone (Henschke) vineyard and represents the final pick of the season each year. Made with 100% whole bunches in the ferment, the wine opens with characteristic jasmine tea, bergamot, raspberry, graphite and star anise on the nose. The whole-bunch component, far from overtaking the fruit, is seamlessly integrated from the first instance this year. The wine is a cohesive whole and shows an elegance and presence that is beguiling, to say the least. If anything, the 2021 Lamella is full of aching potential; its future is writ upon the balance of fruit and skin/stalk tannin, freshness and density. For lovers of this cuvée, I cannot recall seeing it so balanced and poised on release. The 2018 (a vintage I reference constantly for its high quality and fruit presence) may challenge this statement, however the cool vintage that birthed the Lamella this year has produced a wine of definition and untold potential. Super. Sealed under natural cork. 14.9% alcohol.-Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

2018 Standish The Relic Shiraz-Viognier

$139.89 (750ml) ETA:  3-7 days

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96-99 WA / 95 JS

Despite being only 2% Viognier, in its current state, Standish's 2018 The Relic Shiraz-Viognier shows prominent notes of stone fruit and spice, plus the blackberries and blueberries of the Shiraz. Full-bodied, lush and creamy-textured, with a long, silky finish, this beauty should drink well for a couple of decades after its release next year.- Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate

From an east-facing slope with ridges of quartz, offering very attractive blackberries and plums and some dark violet florals, too. This has a really expressive feel. The palate has plush, fleshy, deep-set fruit flavors and a gently spicy thread. Deep black-fruit finish with rich dark plums and blackberries. Smooth, plush tannin. Full-bodied, but approachable. A 2% co-ferment of viognier. Long, blackberry finish. Drink or hold.-James Suckling

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2018 Standish The Standish Shiraz

$149.89 (750ml) In Stock – Buy Now

98-100 WA / 98 JS / 97 DE

#49 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of Australia 2020

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Cheers,

Daniel McKeown

Fine Wine Purchasing & Sales Consultant 

Grand Vin Wine Merchants

2950 32nd Ave SW · Suite A | Tumwater, Washington 98512 |  Office (360) 350-4896 x 8

www.grandvinwinemerchants.com | danielm@grandvinwinemerchants.com