The palate is medium to full-bodied with gorgeous plush tannins and balancing freshness supporting the boldly spicy black fruit preserves

There is good precision to the generously proportioned bigbodied flavors that deliver outstanding depth and length

finishing long and earthy

The 2018 The Standish Shiraz (a sample blend from barrel) is a bit stalky (it's about 50% whole cluster)

Ghislaine Barthod, Chambolle Musigny Fuees other_regions The palate is medium toEthereal, incredibly elegant red and black fruit nose with backward, tight, intense, pure, almost chiseled medium weight flavors underpinned by solid structure and plenty of buffering sap. The powerful finish is spicy and dusty with terrific intensity and ends on a note of velvet.