PRE SALE // Ochota Barrels A Forest Pinot Noir 2025

Peramangk Country

Sourced primarily from Sam Virgara’s vineyards in the Piccadilly Valley, but for the first time also including a parcel of fruit from the Scanlon family vineyard. Harry Scanlon worked for Ochota Barrels a few years back and this site is now known as the Taras Vineyard. 

Open top fermented in micro batches, gently hand-plunged and whispered to seasoned barriques and puncheons. No additions beside minimal so2. 

A strikingly floral nose of crushed petals and stems sets this liquid’s framework… garrigue and nordic forest undergrowth taunts damson fruit, pain d’epice and subtle peaty elements into a convincing show of rusticity.

The delicate sappiness holds the taut, yet compact and textural palate in a state of flux, whilst tarry red currants and slightly meaty components enfold long with a savoury egress… through the experience a medicinal quality flutters, reminiscent of billie hoke, which cannot be ignored by the further travelled.

Once opened, this wine will move considerably after day one with more flamboyant adjectives that will make this tasting note seem 101 standard issue. - Amber Ochota, winemaker

2025 // 750ml // ABV 12.6%

Similar: Australia, Ochota Barrels, Peramangk Country, Pinot Noir, South Australia