BK Wines Nouveau Syrah 2011
I'm going to attempt to get two notes up today. Two wines made by producers I really respect, two wines from different vintages, two single vineyard wines from sites about 30 KMs apart, two wines that are the anti-thesis of each other. And two wines that I really enjoyed for two very different reasons.
This is the first. A wine not planned, a consequence of the troublesome 2011 vintage in parts of Australia. A wine from an individual confident in his own abilities and not afraid to push himself and challenge the perceptions of Australian wines and winemaking.
The fruit is from Gumeracha. 100% whole berry, it spends 20 days on skins and is warmed through malo. Sees no wood at all and is sent straight to bottle. Aromatically smells like a primary ferment. It's all juicy berry aromatics, bubble gum - it's BK's ode to Booj. It reminded me a little of Dutschke's Cab Mac, but more on that producer in the next post.
In the mouth, there's more of the same. It's soft, rounded and fruity - slightly under-ripe raspberry; you get the picture. The finish sees a little spice, some white pepper. It's damn enjoyable, a back deck kind of wine. You could even chill it down some, and at this alcohol is a great lunchtime quaffer. That's not a pejorative statement.
Source: Tasting
Price: $23
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: bkwines.com.au
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