2024 Standish Schubert Theorem and The Standish 6 pack

Contains six bottles from the Standish 2024 Collection:

3 x 75cl 2024 Standish The Schubert Theorem
3 x 75cl 2024 Standish The Standish

2024 Standish The Schubert Theorem

100 Points - Erin Larkin, The wine Advocate “The 2024 The Schubert Theorem Shiraz is forever one of my favorite wines in this lineup—if I am to reach for a bottle at home, this is often the one that my heart steers me toward. Aromatically, the wine leads with blue fruits and licorice, Boscobel rose and pomegranate. This is fresh, complex and powerful; the tannins feel delicately interwoven into the fruit, and the impact on the palate is all seamlessness and flow. Yes! This is an unbelievable wine. This is usually the only cuvée that features vessels other than oak, such as concrete egg. It preserves freshness and purity within the wine, like the eye of a storm, a center of calm and clarity in what is otherwise a maelstrom of dense flavor and texture. 14.9% alcohol, sealed under cork and wax.”

Stuart McCloskey, Tasted 22 April 2026 “I always find myself asking the same question with Schubert Theorem - what sense would I miss the most, smell or taste? With the 2024, it feels almost impossible to choose. The bouquet is utterly riveting - bottomless, brooding, and one of the purest expressions of Australian Shiraz imaginable. Layers of sweet, wild red and black fruits - plum, black cherry, blueberry and blackberry unfurl alongside crème de mûre, dark pastille fruits, bitter chocolate and a gentle whisper of coffee bean. The unmistakable marine signatures of iodine, nori and sea spray meld seamlessly with cooling graphite, violet, rose petal and iris. Bay leaf and liquorice add further intrigue. It is complex, certainly, but more importantly, it feels complete… nothing out of place.

The palate is where everything aligns. Silken, inky and beautifully pure - she glides rather than strides, delivering a rolling swell of sweet fruit wrapped in ribbons of fine, powdery tannins. There is impressive density here, yet it is carried with such grace it feels almost weightless. The influence of whole bunch and concrete egg maturation brings spice, sinew, and a wonderful sense of finesse, while a saline thread and vibrant acidity cut through the richness, providing precision and energy. It’s kinetic, composed, and effortlessly harmonious.

What I admire most is the quality of fruit - it does all the talking. This is not a wine chasing power, though it has it in abundance. Instead, it leans into purity, detail and quiet confidence. The concentration speaks of great Barossa Shiraz, yet the poise and elegance feel almost classical - Burgundy meeting Margaux in spirit yet unmistakably rooted in its ancient terroir.

Profound, composed and deeply moving, the 2024 Schubert Theorem is both immediately captivating and built for the long haul. This is not a wine to rush. Ten to fifteen years will reveal its full story, though even now it offers something deeply compelling. There is simply no other wine like Schubert Theorem. Each vintage feels like a moment - fleeting, extraordinary - and I, for one, feel incredibly fortunate to bear witness ahead of next month’s global launch. I do not add numbers to my tasting notes. That said… this truly deserves 100 points, every day of the week.”

2024 Standish The Standish

98 Points - Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate “The 2024 The Standish Shiraz is typically powerful, savory, closed and spiced here. The nose leads with sweet paprika dolce, brick dust, rose petal, black cherry and licorice. Like all the 2024 Shirazes tasted today, the palate here is silky and structural. In fact, tasting these wines side by side, The Relic is more tannic, but this is firmer, in its way. This is ever the wine in the lineup that shows a clear sense of place. It tastes like the power and the shape that the Barossa effortlessly grows from the ground up. It is impressive and impactful. 14.9% alcohol, sealed under natural cork. The 2024 The Standish Shiraz was made with fruit from the Laycock family vineyard (the fruit for the 2026 vintage is being picked today, as I stand in the winery with Dan and taste), in Greenock, with 50% whole bunches in the ferment, up from 30% last vintage. I always say that the best amount of whole bunches for me is as much as I can taste; this simply means that whole bunches from Barossa taste the same as whole bunches from Rhône, and both obscure the place in which the fruit was grown. Since that sense of place is at the heart of why I buy, drink and collect wine, I prefer it not to dominate the drinking experience. As usual, the Standish wines harness whole bunches as a tool for texture, structure and complexity but are rarely consumed by it.”

Stuart McCloskey, tasted 24 April 2026 “Inky to the core with a deep violet rim, the wine clings to the glass with an almost oil-like sheen – a visual cue to its scale and intent. The bouquet is quite simply bottomless – profoundly deep and endlessly unfurling (near impossible to fully articulate). Dark fruits arrive in layered register – mulberry, blackberry, crème de mûre and damson before the wine shifts and reveals ever more complexity. Dried florals, coconut, iris and liquorice emerge, followed by mint, warming spice and a distinctly cool, ferrous edge. A faint saline whisper lingers, lifting and refining the whole. Each return to the glass brings new detail. This is not a static aromatic profile, but a constantly evolving, almost hypnotic experience. I struggle to think of another Australian winemaker producing wines of such mesmeric detail and intrigue. These are truly special.

The palate is commanding yet under absolute control. There is immense concentration, but it builds slowly and deliberately rather than arriving in a rush. Black fruits form the core, framed by savoury nuances of olive tapenade, graphite, liquorice root and a subtle herbal inflection. The tannins are abundant yet exquisitely judged – fanning out like the finest silk across the palate, providing both structure and composure against the wine’s saturated intensity. What sets this apart is the tension - power meets polish, weight meets cadence. The texture is plush and flowing, almost creamy in its seamlessness, yet anchored by a cooling mineral drive and savoury depth that keeps everything in check.

The finish is extraordinary – long, resonant and seemingly endless, slowly dissolving into an abyss of dark fruit, spice and mineral nuance. A profoundly complete Shiraz of immense scale and detail. This sits comfortably among Australia’s elite and is built for the long haul. Approachable with extended aeration, but patience will be richly rewarded over decades. Quite possibly a step beyond even the remarkable Schubert Theorem – which, frankly, is saying something.”