2025 Ochota Barrels Fugazi Grenache

A tightly wound, focused version of this cult-favourite Grenache.

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This is the heartbeat of Ochota Barrels. It’s the wine that kicked everything off back in 2008 when Taras and Amber were cruising in their Kombi, Fugazi blasting on the stereo, and they found this incredible patch of dirt. If you want to understand what this label is all about, you start here.

The source is a single block of dry-grown bush vines on the Blewitt Springs ridge, planted in 1947. These old vines dig deep into ironstone and red clay, producing tiny berries with insane concentration. Amber treats them with total respect - handpicking them in late February and giving them three weeks on skins before a seven-month rest in old French oak.

It defines the modern McLaren Vale style - lighter, fresher, but with serious grip. It’s taut and nervy, packed with red currant, satsuma plum and a hit of persimmon. There’s a fleshy weight to the mid-palate, but it’s reined in by fine, dusty tannins that drag the finish out. It’s svelte, rock and roll, the original archetype for modern McLaren Vale Grenache.

This was our first wine made back in 2008 when Taras and Amber started Ochota Barrels – a tiny parcel of Grenache picked up in the back of the Kombi van and named Fugazi for the band that was playing.

Produced from nearly 80-year-old dry-grown bush vines on the Blewitt Springs ridge – tiny berries and a minuscule yield from an incredible vineyard.

The taut nervous tension of compact red currants and satsuma plums fills the mid-palate with mouth-watering red berry intensity. Finely grained tannins position this svelte, fleshy and measured weight of forest cherries and persimmons into a long, succulent, and savoury finish.

2025 McLaren Vale Grenache
pH – 3.32 T.A. – 6.3 Alc. – 13.9%
3604 bottles filled
North-facing unirrigated bush vines, planted in 1947 on ironstone and gravel-infused red clay
Handpicked 20th February
21 days on skins
Pressed to seasoned (5–10 year) French barriques for 7 months
Unfiltered and unfined

Price Bracket $41 to $50
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Grenache
Country Australia
Region McLaren Vale
Australian State SA
Feature Cult
Organic
Women in Wine
Natural/Lo-Fi
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
Closure Screw Cap

Ochota Barrels

Ochota Barrels are the epitome of rockstar wine labels.

The grungy, minimalist attitude that they have towards their wines has seen them gain huge cult status internationally as one of the most boundary-pushing winemakers in Australia. After the passing of Taras, Amber Ochota is now at the helm at her home in the beautiful Basket Range of the Adelaide Hills. Their wines are crafted in small batches, with fruits sourced from surrounding vineyards in the Hills and special sites across McLaren Vale. Taras' legacy of lighter, more ethereal wines live on, with freshness and 'tension' as a motif.

These are highly sought-after and extremely limited wines which have a pulsating energy and drive to them. Some of the country's most exciting vinous creations, no doubt.

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