Place of Changing Winds is the work of Robert Walters. I met Rob back in the 90s, since then he's had a stellar career in wine. He founded Wine Planet and successfully rode the dot com boom... one of the few to do so. He went on to start Bibendum, which has become one of Australia's top wine importers.
Rob started planting a vineyard in Macedon in 2012. This is a project of perfection, with 'no compromise, no regrets' being the motto. Robs dedication was recognised when Place of Changing Winds was awarded Best New Winery 2022 at the Halliday Wine Companion Awards.
“Close-planted vines. The wine rested in glass Wineglobes, the sentient alien looking pods that they are, and two oak casks. So elegant, so refined, poise and precision yet with flavour and depth. It opens with flickers of flinty mineral elements, toast and woody spices, sweet spice too, sugared almond, green apple, stone fruits and alpine herbal elements. The palate a good reflection of this, quite notable concentration and depth, a plushness trimmed with talc-like mineral pucker and a long, palate-staining, sweet spice finish. One of those wines you shake the last drops out of the bottle onto your tongue, or is that just me?”
96 points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front.
