Battle Island Sauvignon, Riesling, Chardonnay (2010)

Some Young Punks epitomise the best of New Australia. The punks consist of Col McBryde (voted Australia’s Young Gun Winemaker of the Year), Jen Gardner (self confessed nerdy yeast expert) and thirdly Nic Bourke. Like most of the new breed of interesting, young winemakers in Australia they aren’t moved by porty Shiraz and seek instead a sense of place and restraint the wines, influenced by the best of the Old and New World.
Col McBryde is as unimpressed by flash-in-the-pan medal-winners that are short on provenance as he is by being hide-bound to the Old World, and carves his own niche. Yet being media savvy and having a sense of humour allows this ironically quietly-spoken but earnest bunch to market themselves outrageously and to bring a fresh approach to labelling.

http://www.someyoungpunks.com.au/