2025 Ochota Barrels Texture Like Sun Sector 12

93 pts
A mad blend of four different varieties made for smashing in the sunshine!

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If there’s one wine that captures Ochota’s free-spirited side, it’s Texture Like Sun. Every year the blend shifts - this time it’s a mash-up of Pinot, Grenache, Gewürztraminer, Gamay and Pinot Meunier – but the result is always the same: utterly drinkable, impossible to pigeonhole.

Sector 12 hums with juicy red fruits, a flicker of spice, a little herbal twist, and just enough tannin to keep things in shape. Gamay and Grenache bring brightness and bounce, Pinot adds finesse, Gewürz sneaks in perfume, and Meunier rounds it all out. The name says it all - this is about feel as much as flavour, with supple fruit and gentle grip that make each glass glide down a little too easily.

It’s not a wine that follows rules. It’s one that makes its own - playful, vibrant, and seriously fun to drink whether it’s on a picnic rug or poured at a white-tablecloth restaurant. The yellow label is a beacon; the wine inside pure sunshine.

As Amber Ochota says: “Juicy and vibrant, perfect for anywhere and everywhere.”

93 points - "Delicious and unique, made for early drinking, with aromas of bright fruit, spices, fresh herbs and minerals. The palate is textural and rounded, with fine tannins and bright acidity. A blend of pinot noir, grenache, gewurztraminer, gamay and pinot meunier. Drink now. Screw cap." - Ryan Montgomery (James Suckling)

Customer Reviews

Customer Reviews

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Chrissie M.
Wow

Was not expecting this! So delicious, do not underestimate it. Dry, bright, moreish! Need to sober up to commentate more. But right now nothing I want more on a summer afternoon. Yum!

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Alex G.
Crispy addition to summer drinks

Easy drinking blend, with enough complexity to have you enjoying and pondering each sip instead of woffing it down, but its also highly waffable. Highly recommend drinking by the beach on a hot day.

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Leo G.
Yummy and different

Very drinkable, light balanced acidity, pretty hard to pinpoint what you're tasting but super yummy.

pH – 3.49 | T.A. – 5.6 | Alc. – 12.2%
30.3% Pinot, 24.3% Grenache, 22.7% Gewürztraminer, 15.2% Gamay, 7.5% Pinot Meunier.
Twelve days on skins, 40% whole bunch, 4 months in seasoned French oak.

"Golden brown, texture like sun…" – The Stranglers
…our wedding song…

A blend of carefully chosen barrique, the palate entry is lusciously red and supple then gives way to finely shaped tannins that are swept up by a wash of damson, cigar box, and cassis.
Juicy and vibrant, it’s the perfect wine for a picnic by a waterhole, fine dining in the world’s best restaurants, and everywhere in between.
Long, fleshy and so very drinkable… the yellow label as bright as the sun and as hard to look at.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country Australia
Region Adelaide Hills
Australian State SA
Feature Cult
Organic
Women in Wine
Natural/Lo-Fi
Reviewed By James Suckling
Critic Score 93
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.

Taras & Amber Ochota Discover Ochota Barrels

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