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Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia
Place of Changing Winds 'Syrah n2' 2023
Place of Changing Winds
Cult Macedon producer — high-density-planted Syrah with proper restraint.
$38.00
750mlVintage may change. If it does, we’ll notify you of any price adjustment before dispatch.
About
Place of Changing Winds is one of Australia's most quietly cult producers — extreme high-density vine plantings (down to 12,500 vines/hectare, the densest in Australia), Burgundian-style winemaking, very small production. The 'Syrah n2' is the more accessible cuvée — cool-climate Macedon Syrah with whole-bunch lift, pepper, fine tannin, real elegance. Cooler-climate Australian Syrah at its best.
Robert Walters spent more than 15 years buying wine for the importer Bibendum before planting his own vineyard from 2012. It sits at 500 metres at Bullengarook, on Mount Macedon's southern edge, planted at 12,000 to 33,000 vines per hectare. Burgundy, dense by world standards, averages around 10,000.
The Syrah for this cuvée grows in partner vineyards at Harcourt and Heathcote, north of the home block. The fruit is picked by hand and destemmed, then fermented and raised in Austrian Stockinger barrels. The point of the wine is drinkability now, without losing the detail of the dearer bottlings.
White pepper and dark fruit lead, carried on fine tannin. Pour it with duck, lamb or a charcuterie board, and keep it on the cool side of room temperature.
Producer note
Place of Changing Winds is named after the founders' Macedon vineyard — their high-density plantings are inspired by traditional French viticulture and rarely seen in Australia.
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