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 2023 vintage by Dan Standish: ““A gentle elongated ripening created a special vintage giving us wines of great lusciousness and complexity … some of our most complex and captivating wines to date.”
Review on the 2023 Standish Releases by Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate: ““The 2023 vintage in South Australia, Barossa Valley particularly, was cold and wet and certainly threw some curve balls for producers. Diligent and constant attention in the vineyards was the key to success in a year like this. As ever, I was anticipating the release of the 2023’s with bated breath, perhaps more than other more straight-forward vintages, if only to satisfy my curiosity with how a producer like Standish would handle a year like 2023. I was not disappointed. We, the drinkers, can find ourselves obsessed with vintage conditions, and that can disguise how important a role viticulture, vine age and experience with winemaking play in the success of a wine, over and above the lens of a given vintage. Love to hear what you think of the wines, and if you’ve had a chance to open any yet.”
About the Lamella: 100% Shiraz. 100% whole bunch. Sourced from the Angas family vineyard, Hutton Vale Farm, Eden Valley. Cuttings came from the Mt Edelstone vineyard and were planted in the early 1960s. The Angas family originally owned the Mt Edelstone vineyard and sold it to the Henschke family. This vineyard is right in the middle of Mt Edelstone and Hill of Grace vineyards and Dan exclusively sources from the northern part of the vineyard.
98+ points, Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate “Following on from the perfect 2022 release, I find myself opening this wine with a fair bit of excitement… This is velvety and grainy, supple and pliable. The tannins are dry and silky, and they perfectly balance the intensity of sweet/spicy fruit in the mouth. This wine is a clear example of why you must back a producer over a vintage, because a good producer will triumph no matter the conditions.”
97 points, Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion “This year’s Lamella, an Eden Valley wine, sees the majority of the shiraz sourced from the epic Stonegarden vineyard down near Springton, with a smaller proportion of fruit from Hutton Vale. Last year it was the other way around, but vintages are like that. The fruit, again at its core pure dark plum and blue fruits, has some redder shades in play, with plenty of exotic spice, meadow herbs, purple floral tones and that Eden Valley sage thing going on and the thinest wisp of spearmint rising from the depths. I love this wine’s powdered granitic heft and mineral cadence, the wink of Campari and bunchy nuance done just right and its composed ‘Eden Valleyness’. It’s lovely.”
96 points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front “ Initial taste and this was the wine that soared. Perfume and prettiness, sleek texture, incredible concentration and a drive and energy. The immediate attraction was there. A cool, Eden lift.
A mesh of red berries, regional Aussie bush characters, white pepper, alpine herb and touches of mocha and salted liquorice. Incredibly dense but almost held to a medium bodied weight, a sense of quality, lacy tannin but with authority and a distinct persistence of complex, layered flavours of fruit and herbal inflection. A beautiful overall feel to the wine. It feels symphonic. Energetic too.”
RRP $182 Our Special Price $149.99 – EXTREMELY LIMITED
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