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Description
The Place of Changing Winds Harcourt Syrah is a beautiful, elegantly styled Shiraz from Victoria’s Bendigo G.I., crafted by Rob Walters.
Sourced from a specific plot on the foothills of Mt. Alexander, this Syrah benefits from pure granite soils and a mild climate. Fermented with 50% whole bunches, it was matured for nearly two years in a mix of 600, 1,500, and 2,000-liter Stockinger casks before bottling in late December 2023.
It smells of violets, dark plums, baking spices, licorice, and stony minerality. On the palate, it is medium-to-full-bodied with flavours of red berries, cranberries and alpine herbs, wrapped in lacy, talc-like tannins and a lightly puckering finish.
Awarded 96 points by the Halliday Wine Companion, this is a beautiful Syrah with finesse, depth and structure.
96 points
"What I love about this is its savoury heart and texture – yes, heady aromatics as it’s syrah after all (and 50% whole bunches in the fermentation), so it’s perfumed with violets, dark plums and warm baking spices with wafts of licorice and hot bitumen, stony even. The palate thrills. Full bodied, rich and densely packed with flavour but also grainy tannins. It’s structured and detailed, filling yet never seems weighty."
- Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)
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