The Standish Wine Company is a wine company located in Australia's Barossa Valley. The estate produces multiple examples of Shiraz from vines with ungrafted rootstocks, including The Standish, The Relic, Andelmonde, Borne Bollene and The Schubert Theorem, from specific vineyard sites in Barossa Valley and Eden Valley.
The company was founded in 1999, after Dan Standish, who was the winemaker at Torbreck Vintners, secured a small parcel of Shiraz vines from his parents' vineyard in Vine Vale, a subregion of Barossa Valley. Today this 8-hectare (19-acre) vineyard, which is planted on white sandy soils over deep clay, contributes grapes for the flagship wine, The Standish.
The portfolio has a range of other varietal and blended wines. Drawing on previous winemaking experience in the Rhône Valley, Standish produces The Relic Shiraz with a small percentage of Viognier, a traditional technique in Côte Rôtie. Andelmonde, Borne Bollene and The Schubert Theorem are produced from 100-percent Shiraz sourced from vineyards with ungrafted vines.
Region:
Hongell Family Vineyard, Krondorf, Barossa Valley
Country of Origin:
Australia
Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)
Grape Varieties:
97% Shiraz, 3% Viognier
Vinification:
The Standish Wine Company wines are vinified with wild yeasts and open-top fermented. They are then basket-pressed and matured in French oak barriques.
Size:
Magnum (1.5L)
Tasting Notes:
The 2006 Shiraz (97%)-Viognier (3%) The Relic was also sourced from 98-year-old vines with yields of 0.5 tons per acre. It spent 24 months in seasoned French oak. Deep crimson-colored, it offers up a fragrant perfume of smoke, violets, Asian spices, black cherry, and wild blueberry. On the palate this medium-bodied, elegant Shiraz has a silky texture, luscious fruit, and impeccable balance. Give this very lengthy effort 2-3 years of additional cellaring.
