Devin Bostick

9.0

Acidic slight rice vinegar (light) lime smell that full, acid, slight butter, honey dew, cantaloupe, ending is fruity and leaves the tongue lightly acidic — 6 years ago

Blair Campomizzi

9.1

Bright, lightly toasty. Subtle lemony acid with a creamy finish. — 7 years ago

with Matt

Kelly Vooris Turner

9.5

Hints of peach and apricot. Good amount of effervescence. Will go flat in the matter of a few days if you don’t finish the bottle. Very fresh and lightly sweet moscato d asti. — 7 years ago

Pete Cheslock

9.1

Tart and lightly acidic. Smoky and herbal too. Unexpected. Nice to try a Pinot from Germany. — 7 years ago

Carla Hussey

9.4

Lightly effervescent and sweet but not horribly. This is an easy drinking wine. — 10 years ago

Emily Clement

9.9

Lightly floral on the nose, very soft, really gorgeous Chardonnay with just a hint of butter. Very classic Napa. — 10 years ago

Lauren Radcliff

9.0

Liked the smoothness. — 10 years ago

Andrea Watt

8.9

Kiwi and Meyer lemon in a lightly sweet wine with a touch of tart green apple underneath. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

Happy Valentines Day!

If you have not looked for this wine on WineSearcher.com or other, you should. Dan Standish has no American Importer. However, you can mail order off his list. Good luck with the Australian/United States import costs. Very prohibited.

Most quality Barossa wines take 15 years in bottle to show their ultimate beauty. Dan’s wines are no different. His Estate vines are 100 years old and produce 500 pounds of fruit per acre...very concentrated. Contrast that to extremely expensive & high quality Napa fruit, those Napa producers are at 2,000-2,500 pounds per acre.

We visited Standish in April 2017. We found Dan to be extremely talented & definitely marches to his own drum. He is salt of the earth and has traveled & worked in many of the world wine regions honing his craft and landing as Torbreck’s Winemaker in Barossa before starting, “The Standish Wine Company.”

As good as the 04 is tonight, it has 15 years of good life ahead...properly stored of course.

The nose is very intoxicating. It is a nice blend of purple, black & blue fruits. Mulberries, olallieberries, boysenberries, black plums, plums, blackberries, dark cherries, deeply extracted raspberries, some baked strawberries, black licorice to anise, dark fruit cola, black olive skin, medium dark spice, black pepper, charcoal, graphite, dry tobacco & underbrush, some bay leaf, alluvial soils, grey volcanic minerals/limestone with fresh & only slightly withering, purple, dark, blue florals framed in violets & lavender.

The body is full, rich, ripe, lush and creamy on the palate after a two-hour plus decant. The structure, tension, length and balance are a little short of its peak and will hold there for 5-8 years. It’s a glorious glide on the palate. The fruits are ripe & lightly baked. Mulberries, olallieberries, boysenberries, black plums, plums, blackberries, dark cherries, deeply extracted raspberries, some baked strawberries, cherry kirsch, red & black licorice to anise, dark fruit cola, black olive skin, the dark spices are heavier on the palate & bring just the right amount of heat, sweet, dark tarriness, black pepper, used, dark expresso roast grounds, charcoal, graphite, dry tobacco & underbrush, some bay leaf, alluvial soils, grey volcanic minerals/limestone, moist clay, with fresh & only slightly withering, purple, dark, blue florals framed in violets & lavender. The acidity is round, flush & perfect. The long finish is a unique even balance of; lush fruits, spice, herbs and earth that persists on the palate for minutes.

Photo on the left of Sofia’s 2 dozen long stems. Love you so much!

@Oswald — 6 years ago

Maggie Harrison

9.0

Medium richness and toastiness, lightly yeasty. dried cherry. — 8 years ago

M

9.3

Blackberry, current, dark cherry, mild spice, lightly smoked wood; beautifully smooth tannins that encompass the palate. — 10 years ago

Shones

9.5

Good and drinkable Sauvignon, zero carbon foot print, light plastic bottle, 1 liter for $14. Boom. — 10 years ago

Bernardina Davies

9.0

Bernardina had this 11 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Picking up a juiced pear on the nose today, but otherwise prior notes still apply:

Nose has ripe yellow apple, lightly oxidized green apple peel, baked phyllo dough, partially aromatic white flowers and damp rocks. I always get a natural wine vibe here, without the vinegar-like profile, but it seems alive!

Palate has baked green and yellow apple pastry, crisp acidity yet dense, candle wax begins on the finish and ends with dry granite. Great balance, very lengthy finish, clean and not cumbersome, superb vintage, long life ahead. We love you Jean-Jacques. — 6 years ago

Andrea Watt

9.0

Kiwi, melon, and mushroom. Lightly sweet and softly tinted pink. Good with something a touch spicy. — 6 years ago

Jayna Fontenot

9.2

Decent legs, 6/10. Smells like honeysuckle and citrus. A good example of a California Chardonnay. A small bite, and finish isn't very long lasting. Well balanced and lightly buttery. Good! — 7 years ago

Chris Urra

9.3

Funky nose, lightly effervescent, tannic, apricot — 7 years ago

David Mark

9.0

Wonderful! Low alcohol, bright, Sweet but not too sweet, naturally​ lightly bubbly (I think ). — 9 years ago

David Lee

9.0

A terrific effort that shows with the right partner California Chardonnay can dance lightly and with grace. — 10 years ago

Sam Barber

9.0

Lightly oxidative. Nutty, smooth. Bueno Bueno. — 10 years ago