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 Schubert Theorum: 100% Shiraz. Sourced from various sections of the Roennenfeldt Road Vineyard in Marananga, one of the most famous addresses in the Barossa Valley, owned by the Helbig Family. Planted on own roots between 1994 & 1999 (12ft x 8ft spacing). The soils are deep red/brown earths with eroded protrusions of crystalline quartz – ranging between 272-296m above sea level.
98 points, Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate “The 2023 The Schubert Theorem Shiraz is a gorgeous wine. It is silky, inky, pure, black as the ace of spades and long through the finish… It has rose petals, detail and delicacy, power and precision. Standish performs somewhat like a Burgundian producer—he works with one grape (I suppose two, if you count the small inclusion of Viognier in the Relic) to express different vineyard sites, soil types and elevations. There’s no “declassified” fruit in these wines, no flow-on opportunities to other cuvées, just “make or break” viticulture and winemaking. The ancient terroir of the Barossa is writ large in these wines. It is striking. This 2023 Schubert, despite the cool and wet conditions, is a testament to Standish’s clarity of vision.”
98 points, Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion “The ’23 release of the Schubert Theorem is just gorgeous. It’s kinetic. The purest of plum, black cherry and blueberry fruits stretch impossibly long on the palate, with impressive density and a real sense of grace to its travel. The edges are smooth and round here and there is a calmness as it glides across the palate, the tannins more in the powdery spectrum (and I’m sure this comes from the portion that spends its gestation in a concrete Nomblot egg). Bunch (50% or thereabouts) is bang on here, lending a golden ratio of spice, sinew and texture. But man, that pure rolling swell of fruit is the star; this is a wonderfully composed wine.”
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