Impeccable balance, it’s a very fine shiraz indeed.
Huon Hooke (The Real Review)
About The Wine
Australian Shiraz/Syrah fans may have a new icon producer to follow, if you like your reds with elegance, complexity and incredible drinkability.
One batch of Place of Changing Winds Heathcote Syrah looked a little different from the rest, and expressed a lot of individuality that made it really stand out from the rest.
Owner Rob Walters decided that this batch would benefit from further ageing - so, in what some might say a risky step, they set it aside for 30 months in large, wooden casks. The result of this is what has made their second bottling.
This extended ageing has created a more fine and complex wine - it's spicy and seductive, and an incredibly delicious expression of Heathcote Syrah. So nice they bottled it twice.
About 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.

Macedon, VIC