Place of Changing Winds, Harcourt Marsanne Roussanne 2023

This is a very in demand label, the brainchild of Robert Walters, wine importer turned winemaker in Australia, who has worked with and was inspired by the likes of Olivier Lamy, Jerome Prevost, Anselme Selosse, and many more, to make his own great wine with a real sense of place. The grapes for this wine are sourced from an exceptional grower vineyard, Harcourt, in Victoria, with pure, sandy, granitic soils, and mild climate, which Robert believes is one of Australia’s most exciting places for Rhone varieties. For him, this is the polar opposite of the ‘pinot gris’ style of many Australian Marsannes that are picked early, inoculated, tank reared and filtered - producing a correct, but uninteresting wine. He believes this will age well, gaining more honeyed characters, but is equally delicious now. It has power and richness, yet with good vibrancy thanks to Harcourt’s micro-climate and the inclusion of Roussanne.