Australian Red Wine

Jay Miller (erobertparker.com) "The 2006 Shiraz Lily’s Garden comes from McLaren Vale. It reveals a complex aromatic array including balsam wood, spice box, violets, earth notes, pepper, blueberry, and blackberry. Layered and rich, it conceals enough ripe tannin to evolve for another 2-3 years. It has outstanding grip, depth, and a... read more

Stuart McCloskey "This wine tells a story and transports you to a better place... it’s not far off perfection. I can genuinely understand the wine’s release price. Without question this drinks like a £100+ bottle of wine...read more

Stuart McCloskey "This wine tells a story and transports you to a better place... it’s not far off perfection. I can genuinely understand the wine’s release price. Without question this drinks like a £100+ bottle of wine...read more

Contains one 75cl bottle of each:

• 2023 Standish The Standish
• 2023 Standish The Relic
• 2023 Standish Lamella
• 2023 Standish The Schubert Theorem

Stuart McCloskey "Such finesse – such intellectual drinking (without sounding overly poncy). This is certainly not a wine to be guzzled. It demands your attention. The sense of unforced harmony ultimately wins you over...read more

Stuart McCloskey "For those who wish to explore unadulterated beauty – this is the one. She’s so graceful (without impacting texture or flavour) and purrs with pedigree. Very special, indeed...read more

Mike Bennie, The Wine Front “Builds and builds with each sip, very concentrated and yet seems to spread quite broadly in the palate, with chocolatey, wide-grain tannins lending a hand...read more

Mike Bennie, The Wine Front “Builds and builds with each sip, very concentrated and yet seems to spread quite broadly in the palate, with chocolatey, wide-grain tannins lending a hand...read more

Stuart McCloskey “Simply gorgeous – what a beautiful Grenache. Do you know what? I am going to declare this beauty as one of the prettiest / finest examples of Grenache I have sampled...read more

Stuart McCloskey “Simply gorgeous – what a beautiful Grenache. Do you know what? I am going to declare this beauty as one of the prettiest / finest examples of Grenache I have sampled...read more

Stuart McCloskey “There is immediate pleasure both from flavour and palette feel. This is joyous and struts confidently (as it should). The fruit is hand selected (from the best parcels), gently basket pressed and matured in French oak for 14-months...read more

20+/20 - Matthew Jukes, The Fifty Finest Wines of 2024, January 2025

"This is a quiet assassin, and the tension throughout is remarkable. It is not easy to determine the grape variety on first taste, and nor should it be because the vineyard and its intense minerality speak louder...read more

20+/20 - Matthew Jukes, The Fifty Finest Wines of 2024

"This is a quiet assassin, and the tension throughout is remarkable. It is not easy to determine the grape variety on first taste, and nor should it be because the vineyard and its intense minerality speak louder...read more

Stuart McCloskey "This is really something special… The purity is an experience all of its own. A magical wine that, and I am sorry to say, exceeded my expectations. Faultless...read more

Stuart McCloskey "Heavenly bouquet that ticks every, single box for me… The density and array of aromatics is astonishing...this is a sublime wine. Excruciatingly, good to great. Actually, one of the best Cab / Shiraz I have ever sampled...read more 

Stuart McCloskey “The flavours spread across the palate – the length is astonishing. A wine for true believers and one that clearly demonstrates the importance of a great vineyard, a spectacular vintage and a sensitive winemaker. Such a complete wine…read more

Stuart McCloskey “Super elegant and seriously good. Evocative… Exceptionally long too. This delivers all that you could ever want from an Aussie Shiraz (think high-altitude Syrah). This offers an exquisite bouquet...read more

Stuart McCloskey “Super elegant and seriously good. Evocative… Exceptionally long too. This delivers all that you could ever want from an Aussie Shiraz (think high-altitude Syrah). This offers an exquisite bouquet...read more

 Best in Show, 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards
"Do Cabernet Sauvignon and Margaret River go together? Well, it’s the fourth time that the combination has been featured in our Best In Show selection – so yes, they do...read more

99 Points – Huon Hooke, RealReview.com “Impressively deep, bright red-purple colour, in great shape for an Australian pinot of its age, then the bouquet arrives with a great complexity of smoked charcuterie...read more

99 Points – Huon Hooke, RealReview.com “Impressively deep, bright red-purple colour, in great shape for an Australian pinot of its age, then the bouquet arrives with a great complexity of smoked charcuterie...read more

Stuart McCloskey "Overall, the wine feels supple, succulent, and supremely clean – almost thirst quenching (if I am allowed to say!). Flavour-wise? Similar to the bouquet… Ripe, spiced...read more

Stuart McCloskey “An Autumnal feel is welcomed too, along with cooling minerals. This has all the hallmarks of a classic Chambolle-Musigny… Remarkable accomplishment for such a sensibly priced wine...read more

Stuart McCloskey "A deliciously moreish expression of Yarra Valley Pinot Noir. The aromatics lead with cooling red fruits, a dusting of spice, fresh cedar, mint, pomegranate, fennel seeds, rose petal... read more