BK Wines Swaby Charddonay 2019

BK Wines is one of the pioneers of the modern artisan wine movement in the Adelaide Hills. Owner/winemaker Brendan Keys wines are all from single vineyards (some biodynamically farmed), fermented with wild yeasts, unfined and unfiltered, with extended skin contact and even clay fermentation eggs occasionally thrown in for good measure. His wines are creatively imagined, an artist meets skateboarding punk rocker kind of vibe.

2019 Swaby Chardonnay 

Swaby is made from 100% Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay, handpicked, wild-yeast fermentation, only four barrels made, some bâttonage, 10 months in 25% new French oak, bottled in December 2018, unfiltered & unfined.

This premium chardonnay from BK, begins with powerfully flinty aromas belying a nuanced, tiered palate. Flavours of crunchy green apples and boiled sweets are layered gently on a fine, linear scaffold.  The back palate, by contrast, is marked by light salinity and the bitter hint grapefruit pith. A little shy but with such clean expression and fabulous length, it will last and last