BK Wines

Skin n Bones Pinot Noir - 2019 - Brendon Keys

Australie

KEYS Brendon

A 100% Pinot Noir cuvée from vines planted at 300 metres altitude in the village of Lenswood in southeast Australia. The grapes are harvested by hand, macerated for one month in whole bunches, fermented with indigenous yeasts, followed by gentle pressing, 10 months of maturation in French oak barrels that have seen two to three wines, and 10% new barrels. Neither filtered nor fined, the barrels are blended at bottling, with a microdose of sulphur to protect the wine.

Brendon Keys may have the look of an overgrown teenage skateboarder, but don’t be fooled – this is a vigneron to be taken seriously! Straight out of New Zealand, Brendon first developed his sensibility as a chef before falling into the barrel... or rather the cement egg – a vessel which he particularly values for the purity and richness it brings to his wines. After studying oenology back in Gisborne, this vino-loving hipster embarked on a world tour of wine apprenticeships, with notable stays in Argentina and California. It was finally in Australia’s Adelaide Hills, and more specifically in Basket Range (a hotspot of natural wine in Australia) that Brendon and his wife Kirstyn decided to settle and found their winery. The adventure of BK Wines began in 2007, and the precision of the couple’s work has since become increasingly refined. Single vineyard cuvées, high quality harvests, indigenous yeasts, minimalist vinifications, tiny doses of sulphur... with each inspired decision, the Keys have developed what is today an exemplary, zero-concession approach to winemaking.