{"id":16396,"date":"2016-12-05T20:30:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T20:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=16396"},"modified":"2016-12-05T20:30:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T20:30:07","slug":"lunch-with-brendon-and-kirstyn-of-bk-wines-adelaide-hills-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/australia\/lunch-with-brendon-and-kirstyn-of-bk-wines-adelaide-hills-australia","title":{"rendered":"Lunch with Brendon and Kirstyn of BK Wines, Adelaide Hills, Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brendon Keys, BK Wines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I met with Brendon and Kirstyn Keys, the B and K in BK Wines<\/a> over lunch at the Harwood Arms. They had new releases in tow. They are in the process of building a winery right now.<\/p>\n

Brendon has been working with concrete eggs. \u2018I like what oak does to the fermentation, but you always get some oak flavour out,\u2019 he says. \u2018We purchased an egg and it has done what we want to do. You still get the purity of the wine but you get fullness, richness and roundness.\u2019 He\u2019s tried both the Nomblot (France) and Sonoma Cast Stone (California). The latter he says is better looking but he gets similar, but slightly different results from both.<\/p>\n

Brendon has recently started bottling in December for some of the wines. \u20182015 was the first year I\u2019ve bottled in December,\u2019 he explains. \u2018Wines that go through a summer in the winery always need more SO2. They displace CO2 and when they cool down they take up oxygen and display aldehyde. This way we get to bottle with better free to total SO2 ratio. I\u2019m not anti-SO2, but there\u2019s a lot of lazy SO2 use in wineries.\u2019<\/p>\n

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BK Wines relies on growers. \u2018I have five growers and I love them all,\u2019 says Brendon. \u2018So many growers are downtrodden. They have been beaten up by large companies, so they are no longer open to new ideas. I use the same growers every year so they know what we are about.\u2019<\/p>\n

We began with their Pet Nat, which is a wine whose demand they simply can\u2019t keep up with.<\/p>\n

BK Wines Pet Nat 2016 Adelaide Hills, Australia<\/strong>
\n\u2018It\u2019s kind of cross your fingers a little bit,\u2019 says Brendon, concerning making Pet Nat, which requires bottling the wine while it\u2019s still fermenting. It\u2019s textured and lively with some sweetness. Nicely complex too. 90\/100<\/p>\n

BK Wines Ovum Pinot Gris 2015 Adelaide Hills, Australia<\/strong>
\nThis is made in a concrete egg, and its one of the autumn releases. Bit of press wine. Textured with nice weight and fine pear fruit. Lively with some fine spiciness. Very attractive. 92\/100<\/p>\n

BK Wines One Ball Chardonnay 2015 Adelaide Hills, Australia<\/strong>
\nFresh, tight and lemony with some pear notes. Subtle with a bit of apple. Textural with lovely mineral hints. Very pure and attractive. 93\/100<\/p>\n

BK Wines Swaby Chardonnay 2013 Adelaide Hills, Australia<\/strong>
\nBernie Swaby is a grower. Very mineral and taut with lovely apple and pear fruit, as well as fine citrus. Generous with an appealing mineral, reductive core. Delicious. 95\/100<\/p>\n

BK Wines Skin \u2018n\u2019 Bones Pinot Noir 2015 Adelaide Hills, Australia<\/strong>
\nBeautifully aromatic with fine red cherries. Textural and juicy with a bit of meatiness. Elegant, fine floral aromatics. Good acidity. Fine and expressive with some herbal notes. 94\/10<\/p>\n

BK Wines Gower Pinot Noir 2014 Adelaide Hills, Australia<\/strong>
\nBeautifully aromatic and textural with fine sappy notes and sweet cherries and plums. This wine has lovely density with a core of rich but balanced fruit and a lively, juicy finish. Tight and delicious. 95\/100<\/p>\n

BK Wines Cult Syrah 2013 Adelaide Hills, Australia<\/strong>
\nDeep coloured and brooding with rich black cherry and blackberry fruit. Lovely richness and intensity. Brooding, powerful, vivid and floral. Rich yet fresh. 93\/100<\/p>\n

BK Wines Mazi Syrah 2013 McLaren Vale, Australia<\/strong>
\nFrom Blewett Springs. 100% whole bunch. Fresh and lively with some meaty black cherries and blackberries. Sweet, a bit spicy and vivid with some peppery notes. Rich but balanced. Lovely. 93\/100<\/p>\n

BK Wines Springs Hill 2015 McLaren Vale, Australia<\/strong>
\n70% Mourvedre, 20% Syrah, 10% Grenache. 100% whole bunch. Amazing perfumed black fruits. Peppery and a bit reductive. Spicy, lively palate with a bit of CO2. Intense, meaty and floral with so many layers. Juicy, distinctive and fresh. 95\/100<\/p>\n

UK agent is SWIG<\/a><\/p>\n

Find these wines with wine-searcher.com<\/a><\/p>\n

See also: New Releases from BK Wines tasted in Australia in July<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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