(The Standish Shriaz) The Standish Dear Friends, We’ve been waiting for this wine since last summer and it was worth the wait. We started a waiting list for The Standish in October of 2006 but abandoned the concept, as there were just too many of you that wanted the wine. Now’s the time. The only caveat? There’s just no wine to go around. We will try to allocate this as fairly as possible but PLEASE do not hold Niki in contempt - she is doing her best. This is Dan Standish and his vineyard material coming together with one of the great, natural classics the Barossa Valley has yet witnessed. Yes Virginia, you can make highly extracted and exceedingly complex Barossa Shiraz with only 13.5-14.5% alcohol, little if any intervention, and resulting purity that is so intense it is almost painful. A fantastic effort: Please note: The sister wine, the 2004 Standish “The Relic” will be released later in the summer - The Relic is released approximately one year ahead of the 100% Shiraz “The Standish” which we offer below. In other words, The Relic is an earlier release - it will be the 2004 vintage and The Standish is on the 2003 vintage: VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for authentic nature in a sea of manipulated pretenders ONE SHIPMENT ONLY directly from the winery cellar with perfect provenance: 2003 Standish Shiraz “The Standish” Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Aus9921
By Jon Rimmerman
(The Standish Shriaz) The Standish Dear Friends, We’ve been waiting for this wine since last summer and it was worth the wait. We started a waiting list for The Standish in October of 2006 but abandoned the concept, as there were just too many of you that wanted the wine. Now’s the time. The only caveat? There’s just no wine to go around. We will try to allocate this as fairly as possible but PLEASE do not hold Niki in contempt - she is doing her best. This is Dan Standish and his vineyard material coming together with one of the great, natural classics the Barossa Valley has yet witnessed. Yes Virginia, you can make highly extracted and exceedingly complex Barossa Shiraz with only 13.5-14.5% alcohol, little if any intervention, and resulting purity that is so intense it is almost painful. A fantastic effort: Please note: The sister wine, the 2004 Standish “The Relic” will be released later in the summer - The Relic is released approximately one year ahead of the 100% Shiraz “The Standish” which we offer below. In other words, The Relic is an earlier release - it will be the 2004 vintage and The Standish is on the 2003 vintage: VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for authentic nature in a sea of manipulated pretenders ONE SHIPMENT ONLY directly from the winery cellar with perfect provenance: 2003 Standish Shiraz “The Standish” Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Aus99216/1/2007, (See more on Garagiste...)