Ochota Barrels Syrah The Shellac Vineyard Barossa Valley 2012
Red
Barossa Valley, Australia
7.8
WineSaint
Inky and brooding, with concentrated blackberry and dark plum wrapped in smoky cedar and exotic spice. The sixty-day skin contact shows in firm, gripping tannins that frame the dense fruit core. White pepper and violet lift the finish, which builds with impressive length and mineral precision.
blackberrywhite peppersmoky cedarviolet
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Ochota Barrels
→Ochota Barrels is a small Adelaide Hills producer making low-intervention wines from Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay. The wines are precise, textural, and often unconventional in the best sense.