Standish Lamella Shiraz 2022

Standish Lamella Shiraz 2022"The 2022 release as a whole is the most balanced, most exciting release of Standish Shiraz to date. It has confirmed that Standish is one of the greatest, if not the greatest Shiraz producer in this country." Erin Larkin 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

"To give you an idea of where this wine sits in the recent St Henri hierarchy

He believes most of the flavour is in the pressings

Californian and South African versions tend to do

pure blackcurrant and dark cherry fruit

14 days on skins

Another big

including juice inoculation

Radiohead's opening track from Kid A came to mind

I’m glad we have Langhe Nebbiolo to play with

Barolo requires 38 months of aging with 18 of those months spent in an oak vessel

The palate is mid-weighted

A near-vertiginous site in the Upper Yarra