Place of Changing Winds 'Tradition Red' 2022

"Yes, some winds of change have been a blowin’ over at Place of Changing Winds (POCW). The first significant thing to report is that, from the 2019 harvest, we finally have some Pinot & Chardonnay in cask that we feel represents all of our hard work over the last seven years. Next, we are now (from the 2018 harvest) making all of the wines ourselves at the vineyard, including the two Syrah wines that were formally offered under the name ‘Graillot Australia’. As most of our clients will be aware, the Graillot project began as a collaboration between myself and Crozes-Hermitage icon Alain Graillot (and later also his son Maxime). The first vintage we produced was 2010. As the project has slowly evolved, and as we have begun to have more and more impact on the farming of the Heathcote vines (organic now for three years), everyone involved felt the time was right to place more emphasis on the vineyard itself, hence the change in labelling you see below. And as we now make the wines ourselves at POCW, we have decided to add the wines to the Changing Winds family. We will no longer be using the ‘Graillot Australia’ name. Whilst we manage and drive the project today, the Graillot family remain involved as always, with Maxime visiting the vineyard each year to assist in our viticultural planning and to help with the final blending. I think it’s fair to say that the exchange today is both ways." - Place of Changing Winds