Licorice, Russian caravan tea, black forest cake and medicinal spice ooze from the glass.
The exotic black cherry, Moroccan wisp and deep earthy undergrowth has a voluptuous dark aura that seduces one into a haze. The palate is long, lithe and richly winds into a sheen of finely tuned tannins that flow across the palate like being wrapped in a warm velvet blanket.
100% whole bunch Barossa Mourvèdre planted on sand in 1869
Very low yield and bio-dynamically farmed (certified)
Handpicked mid March
Cold soaked for about 5 days until wild yeast fermentation
Gently pigeaged on top/carbonic maceration below
8 days on skins and stalks
Pressed to seasoned French barriques for 3 months
Unfined and unfiltered
No additions besides 40ppm SO2 at bottling
-Ochota Barrels
