Australia
Waning Crescent Syrah - 2019 - BK Wines
Brendon Keys
A complex, luscious nose – imagine a blackberry pie served with ice cream and sprinkled with Chinese five-spice powder and white pepper. Palate: a wine boasting a chalky tannic structure, and a long finish with fine bitter notes.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Bottled by
- BK Wines
- Colour
- Red Wine
- Degree of alcohol
- 12.8 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2028
- rock’n’roll
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"Waning Crescent" refers to the phase of the moon under which the vineyard parcel, which is farmed biodynamically, was harvested by hand. A single vineyard cuvée, the vines are certified biodynamic by Demeter and planted at Ngeringa Vineyards, 45 minutes east of Adelaide. Natural vinification: whole bunches are macerated three weeks, with indigenous yeasts, followed by gentle pressing, and maturation in barrels that have seen several wines. Neither filtered nor fined, with a microdose of sulphur at bottling. Only three barrels were produced.
All of the cuvées by BK Wines sold on our website are imported into France by SARL Pur Jus.
Brendon Keys
Brendon Keys may have the look of an overgrown teenage skateboarder, but don’t be fooled – this is a vigneron to be taken seriously! Straight out of New Zealand, Brendon first developed his sensibility as a chef before falling into the barrel... or rather the cement egg – a vessel which he particularly values for the purity and richness it brings to his wines. After studying oenology back in...
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