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BK Wines
BK Wines source parcels of fruit from some the most exciting growers in the region. The company was set up by New Zealanders Brendon and Kirstyn Keys, who travelled extensively before making wine in the Adelaide Hills. Brendon worked as an assistant for Paul Hobbs in California before being sent to Argentina to set up Hobbs’ project there. It was from Hobbs that Brendon learned that attention to the smallest detail and relentless hygiene in the winery is essential to making fine wine. The latter is particularly important in order to maintain definition and structure with a low-intervention philosophy. Finding the New Zealand vineyard scene weighed heavily in favour of large-scale projects, they moved to Australia to set up shop for themselves. Not lacking for sunlight and sugar, Brendon picks purely on acidic ripeness and works in very close conjunction with his growers at every step of the season.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.
Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.
Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.
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BK Wines (Brendon and Kirstyn Keys) sources fruit from some of the most exciting growers in the region. Their familiar relationship with their growers is reflected in this wine’s name, which, with the blessing of the grower concerned, refers to an anatomical deficiency and has nothing whatsoever to do with cricket.
Fresh as a summer's day, the aromas of this wine are vibrant and appealing with notes of lemon and lime coming to the fore. The palate is focused and mineral with a lovely purity coming through. It is textured with a hint of toast on the long finish. This is a beautiful, precise wine and it is impressively balanced with only 12.5 percent alcohol.
BK Wines (Brendon and Kirstyn Keys) sources fruit from some of the most exciting growers in the region. Their familiar relationship with their growers is reflected in this wine’s name which, with the blessing of the grower concerned, refers to an anatomical deficiency and has nothing whatsoever to do with cricket.
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