My Standish finally arrived plus other things, so let’s start something with a little less oak.
4 acres,15% whole bunch , light and bright red colour, beautiful red fruit on the nose ,light mix berries/raspberry With some nice acidity running along side of my tongue,not too sour.this is one top release,too bad the 2020 vintage has smoke tainted which is unlikely to be produce.
Standish shiraz, 100% single vineyard, this is very subtle as a barossa shiraz, purplish colour ,lovely nose , the tannins here really overtakes the fruit as the hero of the wine, if I tasted these blind with barolo or barbaresco I don’t think I can tell the difference until the tannins soften in a day or 2, mix black fruits ,herbs and a smooth long finish.
Sami odi Hoffmann 18’, for the last few years the little wine over shines this single vineyard(i think?) because of its price, same block as Hoffmann and of course the NV factor,but this stand up against its own.sweet red fruit on the nose, very easy drinking style ,plums, creamy oak,big tannins ,it just taste like little wine! to tell the difference between the little wine 9 and this at a blind tasting is the aged characters like stronger herb,earthy and starts to have the leathery character.
I tasted the lamella before the Sami odi.
This lamella is a BAD WINE! DO NOT BUY IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Let me know if you found more stock online, I will buy them all so you don’t have to drink it!! The tannins is massive ,almost hided all the fruit underneath it,and why does it smell like flowers?! Is a fake red!
anyway, colour looks very similar to the Standish shiraz, hint of dark fruit, dark chocolate ,mix berries ,more non-fruit complex element is in play here,I guess I can safely say goodbye to mount edelstone.
