BK Wines

Pur Jus - 2020 - Brendon Keys

Australie

KEYS Brendon

A blend of 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Cabernet Franc, a single vineyard cuvée from a parcel of Pinot Noir grafted on Cabernet Franc vines, of which 10% continue to produce Cab Franc. The vines are planted on a U-shaped vine parcel, frequently shrouded in mist, at 460 metres altitude, with sandstone and quartz soils over red clay. The grapes are hand harvested, then macerated 3 weeks, and matured in a single French oak barrel that has seen several wines. Neither fined nor filtered, with a microdose of sulphur at bottling, for 30 mg/litre of total SO2.

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. Cheers to skater wine!