Bandicoot Run Syrah 2023

Dusty maroon
Earth
Beguiling

For this Pinot, each of our seven clones was picked and vinified separately, using a range of
techniques to build complexity. Some lots were hand-destemmed, some whole-cluster, others
carbonic or a combination. Maceration ran 7–10 days, beginning with semi-carbonic conditions and
finishing with gentle pigeage. After basket pressing, wines were settled for 24 hours and then
transferred to either well-seasoned barrels (average age 10 years) or tank. Élevage was split 70%
barrel, 30% tank, with everything racked by gravity and bottled on-site after 8 months.

Bandicoot Run is a project that was born out of the desire to work more closely with nature and the ebb and
flow of the seasons. We planted and established our vineyard together in 2017 with the expansion of the
half-acre vineyard on Als family property. We now farm 3 hectares, organically and with a focus on
biodiversity and building healthy soil microbiology.

The vineyard sits on alluvial soils which are comprised of fertile loamy topsoil sitting over layers of silt and
sand with granite gravel scattered throughout, which is sitting over deep yellow and grey clay – basically a
composite sample of the decomposed hillsides that surround us. As well as being farmed organically, we
are also focusing on building healthy soil microbiology through the regular application of compost tea
sprays to improve our vine health and fruit quality. We have never sprayed herbicide or cultivated under
vine, preferring a constant sward to exist so the soil structure is maintained and insects and other
organisms are able to flourish.