Steven Lee

9.3

Easter Wine 4. Slightly muted at start. But then the nose was complex. bark taste — 4 months ago

Andrew Olsen

9.1

Delicious stuff. Dark cherry, blackberry, a bit of spice. Looking forward to more! — 2 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.3

I've held onto this one for 5.5 years. As unlikely as that sounds, I'm not sure the style of this one really would have been ready to go much sooner than now. Black inky pour. Nose of blackberry, black licorice. Entry of black fruits, blackberry currant, graphite, pie spice, surprising acidity. The middle shows that thick and well-integrated side of this wine. Tons of sediment on the finish. Although this wine is rocking right now, tannin seems to be dropping out at a really quick pace, so I would probably make the decision to drink these within a year. — 3 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

If you have not had this producer of Shiraz from Barossa, you are missing out on some special wines from very old vines. In the case of “The Relic” 100 year old vines. We walked the Standish Estate vines w/ Dan in April 2017. They yield a paltry 500 pounds of fruit per acre. Normally, very high quality wine are around 2,00-2,500 pounds of fruit per acre. So, his wines are from small concentrated berries.

You won’t find his wines in the US except on the secondary markets. He doesn’t have or need a US importer as he sells everything he makes through his mailing list. However, worth seeking out. Also, his wines need to age and you can find them this old. I have numerous times.

Dan started out in Barossa and then gathered much of winemaking knowledge working his way through Europe for several producers and a majority of them in France.

When he returned to Australia, he became the Winemaker at Torbreck before starting “The Standish Wine Company.”

I’ve posted several of his wines with detailed notes and will let them speak here. Cheers!

— a year ago

Aaron Rankin

9.1

This is a relic of its past. A silhouette. At least in this data point, the theory that Bevan’s wines don’t last, holds. — 3 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.1

Delicious. Bright Ritz Carlton Laguna Nigel. — 4 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.1

Deep ruby color. Aromas of plum, pepper, dark chocolate and graphite. Dry wine, gorgeous black fruit, baking spices and a Forrest floor/ mushroom finish.

🥇 90 points Wine Enthusiasts — 2 years ago

Scott Soren

9.3

Even keeled Grenache. Not a huge nose but well integrated tannins are a bonus to this lovely signal vineyard wine. Nice berries and earthy elements. — 3 years ago

Liz Gresham

9.0

Still drinking great. Definitely need big meat with it. — 3 years ago

RustyR

9.4

Open. Some Bret. Blew off. Currant wet stone and chopped walnuts on nose Super dense flavors is like a spoonful of blackberry jam. Some candy chrerry on finish. Excellent. — 3 years ago