2022 Place of Changing Winds Harcourt Syrah

96 POINTS

Jane Faulkner - Halliday's Wine Companion

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.

96 POINTS

James Halliday - The Australian

“50% whole bunch; two years in oak. An intense and utterly compelling wine, driven by the spice and outright perfume on the nose; then the elegant and medium body, with a minimum of 30 years riding on its superfine tannins and balance; the rare granitic sands are the key. 2642 bottles, 60 magnums produced.” 96 points, James Halliday, The Weekend Australian

94 POINTS

Huon Hooke - The Real Review

“Deep and bright purple-red colour, with nutmeg and assorted spices on the nose, the palate medium full-bodied and smoothly textured, with a slight ferrous bitterness on the aftertaste, and a slight dip in the middle, accentuated by the grip on the finish. This is young and somewhat undeveloped: it promises more if cellared a while.” 94 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review

93 POINTS

Mike Bennie - The Wine Front

“Highly perfumed, red berries, some cranberry zestiness, wild scree and herbs in a pepper-meets-alpine greenery kind of whiff, some aniseed, touch of clove. It sits at medium weight, slinks along all pretty within a web of lacy, talc-like tannin and finishes with lightly puckering dryness. Almost dart-shaped and feels good for it. Flavours match the bouquet, per se. It’s delicious, fine and right.” 93 points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

93 POINTS

Mike Bennie - The Wine Front

“Highly perfumed, red berries, some cranberry zestiness, wild scree and herbs in a pepper-meets-alpine greenery kind of whiff, some aniseed, touch of clove. It sits at medium weight, slinks along all pretty within a web of lacy, talc-like tannin and finishes with lightly puckering dryness. Almost dart-shaped and feels good for it. Flavours match the bouquet, per se. It’s delicious, fine and right.” 93 points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

93 POINTS

Erin Larkin - Wine Advocate

The 2022 Harcourt Syrah leads with cherry and raspberry, blood plum and a hint of asphalt. It is layered with pressed flowers and open air, which gives the wine a freshness and levity that is most attractive. This is incredibly delicate—not at all the concentrated, saturated wine I was expecting after last year's iteration. Still, vintage variation remains the spice of life when it comes to wine tasting. This wine starts to liven up in the glass, and while it does that, it is the tannins that have me captivated, as with the Tradition before it. It’s chalky, ductile and gently chewy. Very good indeed. A fine wine. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under Diam.