Standish The Relic Shiraz Viognier 2021

Standish The Relic Shiraz Viognier 2021"I consider Dan Standish the reigning king of Barossa Shiraz." Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate Dan Standish has the Barossa Valley running through his veins. A 6th Generation native, Dan created his Standish label in 1999 whilst still working at Torbreck. Today his wines are some of the most highly sought after in the world and are critically acclaimed both here in Australia and internationally. "It's full bodied, rich and kind of syrupy in dark fruit

3% alcohol and proves that a wine does not need head-spinning alcohol or ultraripeness to accomplish flavor impact

The 20 acre vineyard is planted predominantly to Shiraz clones pt23 and 1654 and lies on the ancient Cambrian soil for which Heathcote is famous

It’s deep in colour yet vibrant

the juice that brings it all together

and an average 60 to 70 per cent of it is destemmed

the new winemaker is Mike Brown from Gemtree

These strict selection principles ensure continuity of the Bin 707 style and quality across all released vintages

11 months maturation

and the first wines of the new era were made by contract in 1991

but some dogs make it hard

says Peter

"A great wine which will seemingly live forever