Standish, Relic other_regions_italy licorice and a kiss of

licorice and a kiss of barrique

(from 3 different parcels

A slightly more elegant if more restrained nose offers up spiced plum and dark currant scents along with attractive floral hints and in particular lavender and violet

all of which is trimmed in enough wood to notice

offering intense black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that unfurl slowly and become sweeter with aeration

Standish, Relic other_regions_italy licorice and a kiss ofThe 2020 The Relic Shiraz Viognier is made with fruit from the Hongell family vineyard in Krondorf, with 15% to 20% whole bunches in the ferment and 1% Viognier skins co fermented. This is the best Ive seen it. Theres something about the combination of the hot year and the diminished yieldsit has recoiled and recompressed the Viognier on top of and into the Shiraz and brought them into balance harmony. Beneath its floral and stone fruit guiles is a