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Standish The Relic Shiraz/Viognier 2020
99
robertparker.com
$174.00
VINTAGES#:
71795
750 ml bottle
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The 2020 The Relic Shiraz-Viognier is made with fruit from the Hongell family vineyard in Krondorf, with 15% to 20% whole bunches in the ferment and 1% Viognier skins co-fermented. This is the best I've seen it. There's something about the combination of the hot year and the diminished yields - it has recoiled and recompressed the Viognier on top of and into the Shiraz and brought them into balance/harmony. Beneath its floral and stone fruit guiles is a pool of savory, muscular, red-dirt Shiraz. There is bacon fat and pure berry fruit and spice for days... I've recently looked at a previous vintage of this wine alongside an older but immaculate Chateau d'Ampuis, and while their origins were clear in the glass, the Relic proved an Australian perspective more than relevant. The balance between the varieties - and the classic push/pull of sweet and savory - is more harmonious this year than in any I can remember, and the only thing I am more excited about when I consider this wine is what I will say next year, through the lens of an excellent, cool and elegant year. What a fine pair they will make. Drink date: 2022-2042. Score - 99. (Erin Larkin, robertparker.com, May 12, 2022)
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- Release DateNovember 2, 2023
- Alcohol/Vol14.5%
- Made InSouth Australia, Australia
- ByStandish
- Sugar Content2 gram per Litre
- VarietalShiraz/Viognier
Product Details
The 2020 The Relic Shiraz-Viognier is made with fruit from the Hongell family vineyard in Krondorf, with 15% to 20% whole bunches in the ferment and 1% Viognier skins co-fermented. This is the best I've seen it. There's something about the combination of the hot year and the diminished yields - it has recoiled and recompressed the Viognier on top of and into the Shiraz and brought them into balance/harmony. Beneath its floral and stone fruit guiles is a pool of savory, muscular, red-dirt Shiraz. There is bacon fat and pure berry fruit and spice for days... I've recently looked at a previous vintage of this wine alongside an older but immaculate Chateau d'Ampuis, and while their origins were clear in the glass, the Relic proved an Australian perspective more than relevant. The balance between the varieties - and the classic push/pull of sweet and savory - is more harmonious this year than in any I can remember, and the only thing I am more excited about when I consider this wine is what I will say next year, through the lens of an excellent, cool and elegant year. What a fine pair they will make. Drink date: 2022-2042. Score - 99. (Erin Larkin, robertparker.com, May 12, 2022)
More Details
- Release DateNovember 2, 2023
- Alcohol/Vol14.5%
- Made InSouth Australia, Australia
- ByStandish
- Sugar Content2 gram per Litre
- VarietalShiraz/Viognier
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