2021 Place of Changing Winds No. 2 Syrah

A savoury and spicy blend of Heathcote and Harcourt Syrah packed with flavour.
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Description

This Syrah is an absolute beauty, with fruit coming from a blend of sites in Heathcote & Harcourt, known for producing flavoursome fruit, prime for crafting a spicy and flavour-packed drop.

It's made for earlier drinking than its high end counterpart, and you'll find it jumping out at you with seductive blue fruited goodness, fragrances of violets and various spices.

It's a truly beautiful wine - one to marvel at and sit back with. Especially at this price!

93 Points - "While juicy and thick set it has a good deal of fruit, spice and herbal information, both perfume and palate does dark cherry, choc-mint, sage leaf, blood orange – with fine, firm, al dente tannin in the vein of nerello mascalese or similar. It’s a brooding and deep red, chewy and potent but with levity on its side. Charming in the moodier frame." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

93 Points - "Good depth of red with a purple tint, and aromas of black berries, subtle herbs and spices, with a floral/violet note and a trace of iodine; the palate is full and rounded, with liberal drying tannins, the medicinal herbs chiming in again towards the finish and adding a cleansing note of bitterness. This should well reward a few years in the cellar." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

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    Chris G.
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    2 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Juicy with just enough spice

    This is a winner all round. It is fresh and perfect with seafood or meats, with enough oomph for a Shiraz lover but equally attractive if you like Shiraz on the softer side with a modest alcohol level.

  • CG
    Cass G.
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    3 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Another Heathcote winner

    Really enjoyed this Syrah, bold yet smooth.

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This wine is a blend of both the Heathcote and Harcourt fruit. The aim has been to produce an accessibly priced Syrah that will drink well early. Having said this, 2021 was a very powerful year so even here the wine has serious intensity, good tannins and age-worthiness. About 60% whole bunches were used and the wine was matured in a range of wood (mostly neutral Stockinger cask) and concrete for 16 months, before resting in tanks for six months prior to bottling in late February 2023. It really benefits from plenty of air at this stage so we encourage drinkers to decant.

Region: Heathcote & Harcourt, VIC
Blend: Shiraz (100%)
ABV: 13.50%
Closure: 750ml
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Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country Australia
Region Bendigo
Australian State VIC
Reviewed By The Wine Front
The Real Review
Critic Score 93
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2021
Closure DIAM Cork

Place of Changing Winds

The Place of Changing Winds vineyard was planted by notable Australian wine importer, journalist, and author, Rob Walters.

Rob had hunted for a special site to plant in the cooler climes of Australia for many years. One day, esteemed grower/winemaker at Bindi, Michael Dhillon, called him and said, "Rob, I've found your vineyard."

The site sits at 500m above sea level in the Macedon Ranges. Rob has farmed it organically from the start. Planted to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay at an incredible average of 15,000 vines per hectare, this is one of the most exciting emerging viticultural projects in the country.

New to the Place of Change of Winds range are wines from Heathcote high country, organically planted in collaboration with Rhone legend Alain Graillot. These delicious Syrahs, and a Marsanne for the first time from the 2019 vintage, were previously under the Graillot Australia label but are now fully vinified at Place of Changing Winds in Macedon.

Rob Walters at Place of Changing Winds Place of Changing Winds

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