Standish Vintage:2020 20% new wood)

20% new wood)

The cherry and plum flavors are buried in a dense matrix of tannins

Unnecessarily heavy bottle

This is an extremely impressive effort and one of the finest wines of the vintage

Strikingly juicy and pure cabernet with excellent finishing lift and lingering mineral notes

Standish Vintage:2020 20% new wood)The 2018 The Standish Shiraz (a sample blend from barrel) is a bit stalky (it's about 50% whole cluster), but it's gorgeously perfumed, with hints of herbal tea, raspberries, blackberries and licorice. It just exudes complexity, while also being full bodied, plush and creamy, with a long, elegant finish. This seamless beauty is a candidate for perfection.