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Standish 2006 The Relic Shiraz (Barossa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $135
This prodigious wine showcases Barossa’s ability to deliver big, mouthfilling flavors without any suggestion of heat or heaviness. Scents of stone fruit, pepper and red currants mark the nose, while the flavors take on a darker cast, heading toward black cherries and black olives. The tannins are supremely silky, but this graceful, feminine beauty should drink well…
— J.C.
(2/1/2010)
Standish 2005 The Standish Single Vineyard Shiraz (Barossa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $135
If Standish’s Relic is the feminine side of Shiraz, this is in a more masculine vein, with slightly coarser tannins and more weight, but still possessing great intensity without any heaviness. Cassis, blueberry and black olive flavors are tinged with hints of asphalt and espresso, leading into a warm, lingering finish. Drink now-2025.
— J.C.
(2/1/2010)
Standish 2005 Mayflower Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
- $80
This is the smoothest, most polished of Standish’s quartet of new Pinots. It’s a best-of-barrels selection, and really impressive in cherry, currant, licorice, cola and Provençal herbs. With near-perfect balance, it exemplifies Anderson Valley and also is a standout in the great 2005 vintage. It was crafted, under Standish’s “guest winemaker” program, by Zach…
— S.H.
(8/1/2008)
Standish 2010 Triangle Block Day Ranch Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $75
A distinguished Pinot Noir, dry, crisp in acidity and complex in flavor. The cherry, raspberry, cola and mushroom flavors are very rich, almost sweet, except that they finish in a dry scour of spices. Defines a young Anderson Valley Pinot, and should develop bottle complexity over the next 6–8 years.
— S.H.
(4/1/2012)
Standish 2009 MoDa Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $90
This young Pinot Noir is difficult and challenging. It’s all acidity, cherries and pomegranates, tightly wound and aloof, giving little of itself. Yet there’s enormous promise. The color is pale for a California Pinot, the alcohol is modest, and there are tantalizing hints of herbs, minerals, forest undergrowth, mushrooms, cedar, truffles. All indications suggest…
— S.H.
(4/1/2012)
Standish 2005 Triangle Block Chinook Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
- $65
An inky black, brooding wine, thick and glyceriney, with massive aromas of baked pie-filling fruits and berries and caramelized oak. Impressively deep in flavor and full-bodied, almost Rhône-like, the wine explodes in roasted blackberry, currant, cherry and espresso flavors. Should develop well over the next 6 years.
— S.H.
(8/1/2008)
Standish 2006 Watson Vineyard Chardonnay (Mendocino)
- $36
This is the winery’s bells and whistles Chardonnay. Grown from inland fruit, in a vineyard near Ukiah, it’s rich in buttercreamy peach, pear and pineapple flavors, with a spicy, racy finish.
— S.H.
(8/1/2008)
Standish 2004 Bosc Block Chinook Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
- $65
There’s a wild, brooding, forest quality to this dark young wine. It erupts in brambly aromas suggesting roasted meat, pine tar, wild cherries and raspberries, chamomile and nettles. Pinot purists might find it a bit tannic and heavy, but it’s certainly an exotic style, and could do interesting things in the cellar.
— S.H.
(8/1/2008)
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