Ochota Barrels A Sense Of Compression Grenache 2020 Jeroboam 3000ml
99% Grenache, 1% Viognier.
Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Unfined and unfiltered.
% Alc.
Limited - 600 bottles made and only 24 of them came to NZ + just one Jeroboam!
"As far as wine projects go, this is at the pointy end of exciting." - Taras
Winemaker and rock star extraordinaire MJ Keenan (Tool, Pucifer) and Ochota barrels winemaker and music lover Taras, have joined forces to create a wine of immense personality. There is a backstory of course, which involves a mutual love of music and a shared philosophy of less is more, low intervention winemaking which gave birth to this project.
At its core, a belief in less winemaking tricks and wines that maintain and celebrate a coiled tightness... A sense of compression..
REVIEWS
Score: 98 Points - James Suckling
18 Nov, 2020 – "A very taut and gently sinewy vintage, this shows pared-back raspberry, blueberry and red cherry with some sapid herbal accents and stony minerals. The palate has a lithe, mouthwatering core of quite linear tannin and bright acidity that carries vivid red-fruit flavors long into a fresh, upbeat and energetic finish. Great wine. Drinkable now, but better in 2024."
