Standish The Schubert Theorem Shiraz 2022

Description

“A 6th generation Barossan, Dan Standish established his eponymous winery in 1999 whilst still working as winemaker at Torbreck Vintners. His endeavour initially began around an ancient parcel of Shiraz owned and farmed by his father. Due to family upheaval this source is now gone but has been supplemented by various sites throughout the Barossa Region that he has identified as significant and unique.All batches of fruit are fermented and matured individually then follows a strict selection in the winery that can see as much as 80% of the original blend discarded and sold off in bulk. As with the finest producers in Europe only the finest material is sold under the Standish Wine Company label.

“Stylistically Dan’s wines are as profound as you would expect from Barossa Valley old vines but they have a satin texture and dreamy perfume that sets them far apart from his contemporaries. Here, dark fruits are encased in cocoa and earthy richness but with gentle spice, soil tone, asphalt and a stony minerality that gives the wines a beautiful dimension. These are special wines, among the very best being made in Australia today. When you see what Grange and Hill of Grace sell for these days, these are a bargain.”   Andrew Guard, Distributor

About the 2022 vintage by Dan Standish: “Blessed with a long cool ripening season each of these 2022 Shiraz’s are unabashedly Barossa but more intricately reveal a distinct sense of place in which the vines inhabit. An outstanding vintage to showcase the intimate temperaments within our special part of the world.” Dan Standish.
“The 2022 season in the Barossa was a lovely one. In Dan Standish’s words, it was a “perfect vintage: wet winter, wet spring, followed by a hot but not crazy-hot summer. It was almost the perfect ripening season. A rain event in mid-January, and then we didn’t get that two weeks of 40 plus degrees we normally get at the start of February. We just didn’t get it. It was long, slow, even ripening. The best wines in the world are the wines that harness a variety to express the earth in which it was grown, via the hands that made it, and in so doing, hurl the drinker headlong into a world of curiosity and wonder. Like music, wine has a way of doing that… Drinkers will likely express their preferences for each wine, and as I see it, the 2022 season has produced the strongest set of Standish cuvées to date.” – Erin Larkin from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.

98+ points, Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate “I’m excited to taste this, as it was my favourite cuvée last year. It usually changes year to year, given the seasons, and I like that. It’s usually the only cuvée to enjoy the benefits of an alternate vessel—a concrete egg—and this year, the 2022 The Schubert Theorem Shiraz joins the Relic and the Standish as well. The impact of the egg in this wine is one of refinement, or so I see it; it retains a purity of fruit at the core, which speaks to the chalky tannins that spool through the finish. They’re chewy and seductive and really great. It’s a beautiful release—not shimmering like the 2021, but textural and fine and elongated in its way. It’s a beguiling wine, a thinking wine. And, as with the other wines tasted alongside, the bottle that has been open for two days is infinitely more complete; however, it must be noted that this review is built on the freshly opened bottle. 14.9% alcohol, sealed under natural cork and wax. “

97 points, Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion “Dang, what a wine! Depth, intensity and impact with abundant energy and latent power within. It’s all juicy blueberry and satsuma plum fruits, ferrous-dusted and head-turning in their purity. Layers of spice, roasting meats, salted licorice, stone, graphite and earth. The aromas and flavours seem to stretch out like a panorama, with the tannins compact and akin to powdered ironstone. There is a long, graceful textural draw here, plenty of energy and drive too. Whoosh!”

94 points, Angus Hughson, Vinous “You cannot miss the striking colour on the 2021 The Schubert Theorem, which shows good power and focus. It is a little shy to start, but then slowly, cherry liqueur, blackberry compote with a smoky, roasted edge and fine-grained oak emerge. Quite muscular in style but also shows the brightness and juicy quality of the vintage. Strong scents of coffee grounds and oak over layers of just ripe blackberries and chocolatey tannins, which wind down to a silky finish.”

96+ points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front “Tasting through these Standish 2022 wines this was distinct. Tannin profile soared, tension, structure, finesse. That and a sense of freshness despite the freight train of concentrated ripe fruit and liquid spice found here. An Italianate sense to the wine in sour and tart, ripe and rich, earthy and meaty, herbal and bitter. Lots on. Lots of lovely. It might sit outside some of the paradigms of Barossa classics that some seek, but hey, there’s no need for that.

It’s potent, no doubt, slinks along and stains the palate to infinity, a lithe profile of satiny tannin doing pucker and chew as dense, ripe plum, black olive, salted liquorice, clove, violet, cassis and amaro-like bitter sweet rolls on with a splash of blood orange in the mix. So satisfying, so much verity to the region and yet distinct and individual, charismatic, highly drinkable. A crunch even! The energy here a thing to behold. It’s vivid and a real beauty. Layers and layers on show.”

RRP $159   Our Special Price $139.99 – VERY LIMITED