Ron R

9.3

At $23 per, there is no better domestic or international SB on the market…

On the bubble and could be 94. — 6 months ago

with Anne-marie

Brian

9.4

Unbelievable wine, the typical Okanagan flavour profile that has balanced out over 8 years. Well worth the wait. — 5 years ago

Benoit Duhamel

9.4

Excellent vin ici aussi mais son plus grand défaut a été d’être servi en même temps que Haut-Brion 82... Un vin plus sur le fruit, très jeune... ne fait pas ses 31 ans. C’est moins complexe et il va encore se bonifier à mon avis. — 6 years ago

Laura Josel

9.1

Nice drinking wine. Dry start. Fruity finish. — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

This wine is made by Dan Standish who started his career by traveling all over the world learning the skill of winemaking. He returned to Australia to make wine at Torbreck. After making Torbreck, he starting his own project. This wine is produced from a vineyard with 100 year old vines with a yield of only a 1/2 ton on fruit per acre. In comparison to quality Napa producers, their yields are 2-3 tons per acre. Dan is absolutely one of the very best producers in Barossa.

On the nose, mulberries, olallieberries, blueberries, blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, plum, blackberries, black cherries, dark berry cola, vanilla, dark spice, black pepper, dry crushed rocks, limestone minerals, soft leather, saddle-wood, coffee grounds, black licorice, dark, rich soil, lavender and violets.

The body is full, rich, ruby, lush and very inky. The texture is elegantly sexy. The 06 is still youthful & fresh. It still needs more time but, it’s delicious tonight. The length, tension, structure and balance are just coming into it own. mulberries, Olallieberries, Boysenberries, blueberries, blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, plum, raisins, blackberries, black cherries, dark berry cola, vanilla, dark spice, black pepper, dry crushed rocks, limestone minerals, soft leather, saddle-wood, coffee grounds, black licorice, dark, rich soil, purple flowers, lavender and violets. The acidity is round and beautiful. The finish is long, thick, ruby, lush, elegant, well balanced with deep heat penetrating dark spices that rise off the palate and lasts several minutes. The 06 is still 5 years from it peak.

Photos of; The Standish Cellar Door, Owner/Winemaker Dan Standish, beautiful Barossa Vineyards and the old tasting room — 8 years ago

Fredybeans

9.3

Robe noire
Nez animal au debut
Puis arrive des notes de cerises noires et de cendre
Bouche assez ferme au debut maigres une belle finesse.
Le vin apres 24 h d aeration s ouvre et la texture devient plus suave et les arômes plus francs
Beau vin qui semble se refermer par rapport à ma dernière dégustation il y a un an
— 9 years ago

Mike Levin

9.4

Still a baby but really nice structure and cab franc adds a great floral aspect to the nose. — 9 years ago

Mark Eastom

9.0

Slightly vegetal, stone fruits, licorice and great acid. — 3 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.1

SyrahSession#2Wine#4
Garnet-tiled, murky, deep dress.Clos de Gat is an area of Judea in Israel. With two hours of aeration, the primary notes, generous very ripe and animal fruits mix well with the notes of aging and spices. We are not far from a Cornas or other wine from the North Rhône with the intensity of the Israeli sun. The notes of evolution go perfectly with the bouquet.

Robe Grenat-tuilé, trouble, profonde.
Clos de Gat est un domaine de Judée en Israël. Avec deux heures d’aération, les notes primaires, généreuses fruits très mûrs et animales se mêlent bien aux notes d’élevage et d’épices. On est pas loin d’un Cornas ou autre vin du Rhône Nord avec l’intensité du soleil d’Israel. Les notes d’évolution se marient à merveille au bouquet.
— 4 years ago

Didrik Wisén

9.0

Sött lätt orange. Honung och ananas/tropisk frukt. Mycket smak per droppe. Sexigt. Köp igen!!! — 6 years ago

Sean Grullon

9.2

One of the great values in the left bank. Tobacco, cedar, pencil shavings, cassis, and blackberries. Very much classic old world Bordeaux, but with some more expressive fruit. Good concentration and length, per usual. — 6 years ago

Ron R

9.5

We got busy last night. Quaffed some great wines. @Greg Ballington and India brought some great SA examples. Just a superb evening with good food and lots of laughter.
The Tua Rita was riveting, from what I can remember 🥺 — 7 years ago

with Benny, James and 3 others

Jim Takada

9.0

Wow! How this wine changes its flavor and taste after opening the bottle. Don’t be fooled by the initial taste, it keeps getting better and better and turned out to be amazing!! — 8 years ago

Sion Iorwerth

9.3

Black currant, structure, electricity, tartness, energy. All the adjectives. — 9 years ago

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9.2

The 2021 Riesling Poet's Leap is decidedly green in character, wafting up with notes of lychee, lime zest and crushed green apple. This flows across the palate with grace, displaying a pleasant inner sweetness, as tropical citrus and saline-minerals add a lovely tension throughout. This tapers off with young mango notes accentuated by a salty flourish through the long and crisply refreshing finale. The 2021 is so balanced and refined, just 12.5% alcohol, and at just under one gram of residual sugar per liter. (Eric Guido, Vinous, March 2023) — 3 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.0

Very expressive aromas of flowers, some herbal notes, clearly whole clusters and a lot of fruit that we find also on the palate that is round, fairly supple of medium body at the most, nicely balanced, a few years in the cellar will do this wine so good but it is very enjoyable now. 89-90

Un nez très expressif, vendanges entieres, floral et herbacé, du fruit à revendre tout comme en bouche, qui est assez ronde et souple, bel équilibre, un bon vin qui pourra se conserver quelques années mais agréable en ce moment. 89-90
— 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

Happy Valentines Day!

If you have not looked for this wine on WineSearcher.com or other, you should. Dan Standish has no American Importer. However, you can mail order off his list. Good luck with the Australian/United States import costs. Very prohibited.

Most quality Barossa wines take 15 years in bottle to show their ultimate beauty. Dan’s wines are no different. His Estate vines are 100 years old and produce 500 pounds of fruit per acre...very concentrated. Contrast that to extremely expensive & high quality Napa fruit, those Napa producers are at 2,000-2,500 pounds per acre.

We visited Standish in April 2017. We found Dan to be extremely talented & definitely marches to his own drum. He is salt of the earth and has traveled & worked in many of the world wine regions honing his craft and landing as Torbreck’s Winemaker in Barossa before starting, “The Standish Wine Company.”

As good as the 04 is tonight, it has 15 years of good life ahead...properly stored of course.

The nose is very intoxicating. It is a nice blend of purple, black & blue fruits. Mulberries, olallieberries, boysenberries, black plums, plums, blackberries, dark cherries, deeply extracted raspberries, some baked strawberries, black licorice to anise, dark fruit cola, black olive skin, medium dark spice, black pepper, charcoal, graphite, dry tobacco & underbrush, some bay leaf, alluvial soils, grey volcanic minerals/limestone with fresh & only slightly withering, purple, dark, blue florals framed in violets & lavender.

The body is full, rich, ripe, lush and creamy on the palate after a two-hour plus decant. The structure, tension, length and balance are a little short of its peak and will hold there for 5-8 years. It’s a glorious glide on the palate. The fruits are ripe & lightly baked. Mulberries, olallieberries, boysenberries, black plums, plums, blackberries, dark cherries, deeply extracted raspberries, some baked strawberries, cherry kirsch, red & black licorice to anise, dark fruit cola, black olive skin, the dark spices are heavier on the palate & bring just the right amount of heat, sweet, dark tarriness, black pepper, used, dark expresso roast grounds, charcoal, graphite, dry tobacco & underbrush, some bay leaf, alluvial soils, grey volcanic minerals/limestone, moist clay, with fresh & only slightly withering, purple, dark, blue florals framed in violets & lavender. The acidity is round, flush & perfect. The long finish is a unique even balance of; lush fruits, spice, herbs and earth that persists on the palate for minutes.

Photo on the left of Sofia’s 2 dozen long stems. Love you so much!

@Oswald — 6 years ago

Matt Bernstein

9.6

It’s wild. Love it. — 8 years ago

Audrey Nadeau

9.1

Cataluña ... ¡Se va o se rompe! #Cataluña #Madrid — 9 years ago

Benoit Duhamel

9.2

Vendredi saint diner chez Sophie.
Les enfants sont à la garderie. La promotion de Lo et l'achat de la nouvelle maison à célébrer. On commande Le Bourg 2010... malheureusement il ne reste que Poyeux 2011 ... pas grave ! Premier verre plutôt timide. Après 30 minutes, commence à se livrer. Très floral et sur les framboises. Texture caressant le palais. Longueur moyenne +. Encore 5 à 7 ans en bouteille lui fera grand bien — 9 years ago