Bendigo

2022 Place of Changing Winds Harcourt Syrah (1500ml)

“[Rory] Lane had this amongst his six favourite wines of the tasting. “A slightly leftfield example here, that took some time to emerge from the glass. A lighter, more delicate but in no way simple syrah, that caught my eye for the intriguing gunsmoke/flinty/positive sulphide character, which is a hard thing to get right! With air, wholebunch nutmeg and ginger spices, pink peppercorn and pink berry fruits appear, and they are backed up by some very fine but persistent savoury tannins that balance the crisp acidity really well. the net effect gets the saliva flowing and draws you in for another sip. A precise and multi-layered wine that shows a very deft hand.” Young Guns of Wine, younggunsofwine.com

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“[Rory] Lane had this amongst his six favourite wines of the tasting. “A slightly leftfield example here, that took some time to emerge from the glass. A lighter, more delicate but in no way simple syrah, that caught my eye for the intriguing gunsmoke/flinty/positive sulphide character, which is a hard thing to get right! With air, wholebunch nutmeg and ginger spices, pink peppercorn and pink berry fruits appear, and they are backed up by some very fine but persistent savoury tannins that balance the crisp acidity really well. the net effect gets the saliva flowing and draws you in for another sip. A precise and multi-layered wine that shows a very deft hand.” Young Guns of Wine, younggunsofwine.com

Halliday 96The Real Review 94The Wine Front 93Wine Advocate 93

Tasting Notes

This is our second release from Harcourt. It comes from a very specific plot in Victoria’s Bendigo G.I., on the foothills of Mt Alexander (about an hour’s drive north of our cellars). With its pure granite soils and mild climate, we believe Harcourt has one of Australia's most exciting terroirs for Syrah. This fermented with 50% whole bunches, and the wine underwent almost two years’ maturation. The initial period was in older 600- and 1,500-litre Stockinger casks, with the final eight months in 2000-litre Stockinger. It was bottled in late December 2023. It’s a wine that combines lifted perfume and finesse with excellent depth and fine structure.

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2022 Place of Changing Winds Harcourt Syrah (1500ml) (ITM359223) single bottle shot

Tasting Notes

This is our second release from Harcourt. It comes from a very specific plot in Victoria’s Bendigo G.I., on the foothills of Mt Alexander (about an hour’s drive north of our cellars). With its pure granite soils and mild climate, we believe Harcourt has one of Australia's most exciting terroirs for Syrah. This fermented with 50% whole bunches, and the wine underwent almost two years’ maturation. The initial period was in older 600- and 1,500-litre Stockinger casks, with the final eight months in 2000-litre Stockinger. It was bottled in late December 2023. It’s a wine that combines lifted perfume and finesse with excellent depth and fine structure.