2016 The Standish Wine Company Shiraz The Standish

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 93.8 points

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  9/18/2023 - americanstorm Likes this wine: 95 Points

  The nose of this was absolutely phenomenal. Everyone in our group just kept smelling their glass. Mostly red fruits and spice. Great mouthfeel and very long finish. A one hour decant. Wish I had another bottle to see where this is in another 5 years. Wotn for me.

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  4/10/2023 - Cailles wrote: 85 Points

  No notes taken. This is a deep, complex wine with layers of very well-delineated aromas and good length. But this is very much over-the-top in every aspect. It is far too rich, too much weight, hardly any finesse to it, the fruit is too ripe, and the oak is overbearing. It’s more a far too sweet and intense dessert than it is a wine. I’m not a strict purist and like new world wines from California or Australia from time to time, but in my opinion, this wine will never become a sophisticated creature. Just recently, I tasted through the Torbreck lineup (no CT notes) and while also ripe, they better combine new world charm with elegance. But as the CT notes here show, tastes and style preferences are different and that’s fine.

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  4/30/2022 - Isaac D wrote:

  Ridiculously deep dark colour. Sediment in the bottom of the bottle, so recommend a decant. Decanted for 2.5 hours. Dark blackberries, black fruits, sweet heirloom tomato, fennel, crushed herbs and a touch of liquorice. Slight smoky sweetness about it on the nose. So seductive. Very intense. All very together, nothing sticking out. Long long finish. Better with food. Got better and better with time!
  Wait 4-5 years. 98+
  Dad “it’s real and spectacular!”

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  4/23/2022 - mflesh wrote: 93 Points

  This wine was enjoyed on Day 2 and was a very tasty leftover from a wine event from the previous night. Wine was apparently recorked and left for those to enjoy the tasty spoils! It was still locked up on a whole but showed well with a bit of air. Barossa Valley wine and was a neat comparison to the SamiOdi OurHill Shiraz from Eden Valley. This wine was black roasted fruits, vanilla and baking spices. Just seemed to have a much more roasted black fruit character but definitely was open for business and likely due to the 24 hr slow ox that it was graciously given by an unknown donor! This one could still use 5 years of bottle age and can go forever in the cellar!

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  12/21/2021 - KT wine wrote:

  Given to Leigh

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