Extract
from James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2015 Edition
Staniford
Wine Co. 
Great
Southern Reserve Chardonnay 2012
Keeps you entertained from
the first hello to the final
goodbye. Indeed it saves its best anecdotes till last. Powerful
grapefruit, white peach, mineral and ginger notes before a dry textural finish. The whole show is good but the final push of flavour is rousing. Screwcap. 13.5% alc.
Rating 95. To 2020. $38.
Great Southern Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2011A high-quality wine from top to toe, opening with deep, bright crimson-purple,moving to a bouquet flooded with cassis and intriguing touches of spice, thence to
a medium to full-bodied, but perfectly balanced, palate: here, the juicy cassis fruit is invested with a sense of gravitas by firm tannins and cedary oak. Bred to stay.
Rating 96 To 2041 13.5% alc. $38
“The
Staniford
Great Southern Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Chosen In
The Best of The Best Cabernet Sauvignon For 2014”
Nick’s Wine Merchants Review march 2015 :
2012 Staniford Great Southern Reserve Chardonnay 94 Points
Brilliant pale straw colour with a slight greenish tinge around the
edges and a watery hue. Attractive aromas of ripe white peaches
intermixed with
some butterscotch and cashew arise from the glass with nougat and spice end notes. Medium to full bodied the palate features a creamy texture
with flavours of white peach, cashew, butterscotch and light honeycomb over a background of nougat and spice. Clean dry finish with good
balancing acidity. Long aftertaste of cashew, butterscotch, subtle honeycomb and citrusy nougat.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Tasted : 13 Jan 2015
Cellar : 4 - 5 years (2019-2020) Alc. 13.5% Rating 94 points.
some butterscotch and cashew arise from the glass with nougat and spice end notes. Medium to full bodied the palate features a creamy texture
with flavours of white peach, cashew, butterscotch and light honeycomb over a background of nougat and spice. Clean dry finish with good
balancing acidity. Long aftertaste of cashew, butterscotch, subtle honeycomb and citrusy nougat.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Tasted : 13 Jan 2015
Cellar : 4 - 5 years (2019-2020) Alc. 13.5% Rating 94 points.
Extract from James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2014 Edition :
Staniford Wine Co.
Great
Southern Reserve Chardonnay 2011
Deep glowing yellow/greens; the grapes were grown in the Albany subregion from mature, low-yielding vines, the fruit of sufficient depth and intensity to justify the
use of 100% new French oak: despite this power, and resultant complexity, the wine is so well balanced it retains elegance. The finish and aftertaste are especially
impressive.
Rating 94 13.5% alc. $36 To 2018. Extract from James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2013 Edition Staniford Wine Co.
Great
Southern Reserve Chardonnay 2010Medium straw green : Michael Staniford’s experience shines through in this beautifully crafted wine, with fruit and oak seamlessly interwoven ; the fruit is in the
grapefruit/white stone fruit spectrum and although the French oak used was new it never threatens to dominate.
Rating 95. To 2017.
Great
Southern Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2010Bright light crimson ; while only medium bodied ; has great intensity and drive to its finely detailed palate, with cassis woven through cedar and savoury spice notes ;
has great length and overall balance.
Rating 95 To 2025.
“The
Staniford
Great Southern Reserve Chardonnay 2010 Chosen In
The Best of The Best Chardonnay For 2013”
Huon Hooke. wine writer , Sydney Morning Herald Good Living. Gourmet Traveller WINE. Decanter Magazine. Australia's Wine Communicator of the Year 2008
Staniford Reserve Chardonnay 2010 : $36.00 vs price benchmark of $57.50 Price benchmark rating system (makes it easy for customers to spot good value for money)
Ray Jordan. West Australian Wine Guide 2013
" Staniford has been established by experienced winemaker Michael Staniford, focussing initially on Cabernet and Chardonnay. The wines are made with minimal intervention using traditional and innovative techniques and matured in the finest quality French oak."
Staniford Great Southern Reserve Chardonnay 2010 ($36)
Score 93/100
Cellar 5 years
This is a new name on the scene from experienced Michael Staniford. The wine is mighty impressive and almost atypically Aussie. It's tight and lean with a fine savoury minerally character that threads through a beautifully integrated palate. The oak is deliberately underplayed while the subtle flavours of brioche and light custard apple are appealing.
This is a new name on the scene from experienced Michael Staniford. The wine is mighty impressive and almost atypically Aussie. It's tight and lean with a fine savoury minerally character that threads through a beautifully integrated palate. The oak is deliberately underplayed while the subtle flavours of brioche and light custard apple are appealing.
Staniford
Great Southern Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 ($36)
Score
93/100
Cellar
6 years
Pure
and
defined cabernet on the nose. Lots of blackcurrant and dark plum aromas
with
some nice spicy and black
olive influences. The oak is well applied and the tannins
fine and
supple. It has a juicy richness and good intensity. A very stylish and
impressive cabernet
debut from the former Alkoomi
winemaker.
Staniford Great Southern Reserve Chardonnay 2011 ($36)
Score 93/100 Cellar 5 years
An impressive Great Southern chardonnay. Complex mealy stone fruit aromas with a thread of minerally grapefruit. The palate is beautifully composed with lovely supplementary oak and crisp minerally acid. It's very long and displays multi-layered complexity. Excellent.
" ....One of the small makers is Staniford, owned by Michael Staniford, the former longserving winemaker of Alkoomi Estate......there is an impressive assemblage of winemaking skill and experience in the winery during vintage, the benefits obvious to see. " - James Halliday. Weekend Australian 9th July 2011