2025 Ochota Barrels Price of Silence Gamay

The rare small-batch lo-fi Gamay from Ochota Barrels. Very limited quantities available.

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Gamay holds a special place in Amber Ochota's heart. It's the one variety planted on their home block in amongst the beautiful Hills of the Basket Range.

It will be a few years before we see a wine from those vines but in the meantime, the Price of Silence Gamay is a great stand-in.

This is a beautifully delicate yet juicy number made from three separate clones of Gamay all planted on the same vineyard back in 1985. After a few years as Gamay, the vines were grafted to Chardonnay, Taras helped the Piccadilly Valley grower cut the Chardonnay back and re-graft Gamay. Chainsaws in the vineyard. A few years later we have this wine.

It’s fresh, zippy, and best served slightly chilled - a perfect companion for sunny afternoons and spontaneous moments. This is one of the fastest Ochota Barrels wines to sell out each year. If you are one of the lucky few who get to try it, kudos to you.

In 1985, three clones of Gamay were planted high up in the Piccadilly Valley. A few years later due to its unpopularity, they were grafted to Chardonnay.

It wasn’t until 2013 that Taras convinced his grower mate Sam to chainsaw off the Chardonnay grafts and bring back canes from the Gamay rootstock evolving from there. Cuttings were taken of these three clones and grafted on established vines in Sam’s quartz-laden Woodside vineyard, planted on a former gold mine.

A crop was picked in 2019, bushfire burned in 2020, a harvest in 2021, and vines finding natural balance in 2022.

A tightly wound classic example of Gamay which shows medicinal fragrance, savoury spiced red currants that has a polished mineral palate that is lithe, dense, yet elegant in its long and pure finish.

2025 Adelaide Hills Gamay
932 bottles produced
pH – 3.37 T.A. – 6.4 Alc. – 14.3%
Thirteen days on skins, 30% whole bunch, 7 months in French oak
Unfiltered

Price Bracket $41 to $50
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Gamay
Country Australia
Region Adelaide Hills
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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