The Relic - Shiraz / Viognier 2012
Dan Standish is an extremely experienced winemaker, having worked in Napa and Sonoma in California, La Rioja in Spain and the Rhone Valley in France in addition to his domestic Australian wine making experience.
Delicately portioned and beautifully balanced its fragrant notes of acacia petal, crème de cassis and parfait amour are supported by an underlying swath of Szechuan pepper, Guatemalan cocoa and damp limestone. Supple, lithe and without any hint of ‘palate drag’, its youthful ease shouldn’t detract from the sea of promise it holds for the future.
This beautiful wine was planted on its own roots in 1912 in fine white sand over deep heavy red clay at almost 1,000 feet above sea level. The Relic is a Shiraz (93%), Viognier (7%) Rhone style co-fermentation from 96-year-old shiraz growing in the Standish Family Vineyard – Siegersdorf Road, Vine Vale, Barossa Valley.
French oak for 30 months.
Used a wild yeast to ferment in open-top tanks then basket-pressed. Total production is 300 cases.
| Color | Red |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Style | Red Rhône |
| Appellation | Barossa Valley |
| Varietal | Shiraz |
| Date Bottled | 31st Dec 1969 |
| Drinkable | 2015 - 2025 |
| Alcohol | 14.50% |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
