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2016 The Standish Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$105. 00
Bottle
$1260.00 Dozen
Cellar: 10 - 12 Years (2028-2030)
ABV: 14.5%
Closure: Cork

Draws comparisons to Penfolds Grange in terms of its intensity of fruit, power and structure but without the obvious American oak.

Magnificent glass staining inky black colour with an equally deep dark purple black hue. Soaring from the glass are powerful aromatics of ripe blackberries, dark plums and liquorice which are overlaid by flakes of dark chocolate and subtle notions of dried clove. Also evident are complexing elements of lightly scorched vanillin oak, earth and spice. Seductively rich and plush on entry the palate then firms up with a robust firmly built tannin structure gripping the back palate. Tucked in between that is an incredibly powerful core of luscious blackberry, dark plum and chocolate bullet fruit with subtlety scorched vanillin cedar, faint earth and spice also chiming in. Outstanding intensity and depth with a very long blackberry, dark plum, liquorice, lightly scorched vanillin cedar, subtle dark chocolate and spicy earth aftertaste. This seductive yet imposing Shiraz has a very long life ahead of it.
Cellar 10-12 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Other Reviews….
Greenock Shiraz, and a very good one at that.
Inky black thing this is, almost impenetrable. Grilled meat, lavender, blueberry and blackberry, dark spices and vanilla. Full bodied, thick with sheets of dense, compact tannin, almost a slaty feel here, well-bedded acidity, and for all the thunder, there’s something of a petrichor perfume going on in the mouth, along with scrub herbs. The finish rolls on and on, and is slick with tannin, and fresh ‘minerally’ acidity. Enriched by glorious tannin, fragrance and spice of Shiraz, and regional earthiness: it’s a fantastic expression of the Barossa. Drink 2019-2036+.
96+ points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

Dan's 2016 The Standish Shiraz comes from a vineyard in the Greenock subregion. It's inky in color, loaded with plum, blueberry and raspberry fruit. Full-bodied, creamy-textured and rich, it's intense, concentrated and long beyond belief, picking up hints of licorice along the way. Nearly embryonic, it will need at least a couple of years to show more than the primary fruit. Drink 2020-2035.
99 points
Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate