2020 BK Wines GinGin Chardonnay
Adelaide Hills, SA
Adelaide Hills Chardonnay in a serious mood, the Gingin is a stately, graceful wine of richness and complexity.
$50.00$42.00
About The Wine
With the tricky and low-yielding vintage of 2020 Brendon Keys decided to release tiny amounts of four single vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnays, all made the same way, with site and terroir the only variables.
GinGin is not our post 5pm drinks order but a famous clone of Chardonnay, named after a small town north of Perth, and the clone responsible for many of Margaret River's most expensive wines.
Better value in Adelaide Hills in BK's hands perhaps, as this Piccadilly-sourced wine is full of initial lime and citrus bounce, some alpine florals and flows seamlessly into a nutty, butterscotchy finish that elevates it into a Chardonnay of gravitas.
About BK Wines
BK Wines is one of the poster boys of the modern artisan wine movement in the Adelaide Hills.
Owner/winemaker Brendan Keys is not afraid to do things differently. His wines are all from single vineyards (some biodynamically farmed), fermented with wild yeasts, unfined and unfiltered, with extended skin contact and even clay fermentation eggs occasionally thrown in for good measure.
His wines are creatively imagined, an artist meets skateboarding punk rocker kind of vibe.
Brendan is one of the more respected producers of the Adelaide Hills avant-garde.
Basket Range, Adelaide Hills
From The Producer
So you fancy yourself a bit of a grapevine geek (that's cool... everyone needs a hobby) and thought GinGin was the same clone as Mendoza? Ah ha - that's where you're wrong! Pour yourself a glass and read up, sunshine. But for the rest of the class, let's just focus instead on the Old-World beauty that is GinGin. A clone from California, perhaps, but a wine with all of the hallmarks of the Jura. Golden to the eye with an open, slightly oxidative nose (think cashew nuts). Juniper berries and alpine wild flowers with a fresh, rounded texture.
Born in the Piccadilly Valley not far from Swaby geographically, made identically in the winery, but ultimately continents apart stylistically. Maximum three bottle purchase. 100% Piccadilly Chardonnay, handpicked, wild-yeast fermentation, whole bunch pressed to barrel, some bâttonage, 10 months in 25% new French oak, unfiltered and unfined.
Blend : Chardonnay (100%)
ABV : 12.5
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2030
Bottle Size : 750ml
Adelaide Hills
Delivery is Free for any order of $150 or more. If your order is under $150 a delivery charge will be calculated at checkout based on your postcode. There is no minimum order quantity and you can order in any combination you like. Make your perfect mixed pack
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Do I have to order in dozens? No, please mix it up! You can order wines in any quantity and variation you like. You can order 1 bottle or 50. We challenge you to make the ultimate mixed pack of wine!
Are there volume discounts? No, our pricing is designed to be the best in market already - no marking up and then discounting down! For very large orders (weddings, etc) we are open to negotiating though. Just give us a call.
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