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Dan Standish ist laut Robert Parker der "up-and-coming superstar" aus dem Barossa Valley in Australien. Bereits in der 6. Gerneration betreibt die Familie Weinbau in Australien und verfügt über beste Weinbergslagen mit sehr alten Shiraz-Reben. Der Name - The Relic - bezieht sich auf das Alter der wurzelechten Reben, umgangsprachlich "Relikte" genannt. Im großen Glas zeigt er sofort was er kann, in der Nase schwarze Beerenfrüchte. Ein ziemlich sensationeller Wein mit Brombeere, gegrilltem Fleisch, dunkler Schokolade und Lakritze. Vollmundig und vielschichtig, samt tiefen und ausgewogenen Tanninen, die den Mund umhüllen.
Erin Larkin für Robert Parker im Mai 2023: The 2021 The Relic Shiraz-Viognier is made with fruit from the Hongell family vineyard, Krondorf. It was made with 1% Viognier co-fermented, with 25% whole bunches in the ferment this year, up from 15% to 20% in 2020. The Relic is one of Australia’s greatest Shiraz Viognier wines, and it’s a sure thing each year for quality and execution of style. In 2020, it was my preferred wine of the collection for its savory, meaty/bacon fat/bloody character. All elements were in balance, and it managed a savory and floral drive within the same glass. Super cool. This year, I love the wine for all the opposite reasons. The 2021 is creamy, plush and almost sybaritic in its outlay of fruit and tannin. At 15.5% alcohol, it's the highest alcohol wine in the 2021 release, yet it doesn’t show that via warmth or harshness in the wine. The whole-bunch component is up slightly this year from last, and honestly, it feels completely invisible in the wine. This is undoubtedly the biggest, most plush wine in the collection, but true to form for Standish, it is balanced and fresh, with a long future in front of it.
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"The Standish Wine Company - The Selection Vintage 2021 by CB Weinhandel"
Sourced from the Standish Family Vineyard – Siegersdorf Road. Vine Vale. Barossa Valley. Planted on own roots in 1912 (7.6 Hectares – 12ft x 10ft spacing). Fine white sand over deep heavy red clay at 302m above sea level.
Fragrantly scented. taughtly structured and finely poised – this femme fatale represents the more reserved face of the Barossa. Delicately portioned and beautifully balanced its fragrant notes of acacia petal. crème de cassis and parfait amour are supported by an underlying swath of Szechuan pepper. Guatemalan cocoa and damp limestone. Supple. lithe and without any hint of ‘palate drag’. its youthful ease shouldn’t detract from the sea of promise it holds for the future.
“The Prince – this is what happens when a young man picks up an epée for the first time and finds the balance and weight to his liking - devastating.”
Matthew Jukes - Top 100 Wines