Community Tasting Note

grapenomad wrote:

Friday, April 24, 2020 - I get weird stares every time I recommend Grenache to people, no matter where it comes from. The most common response is “oh, I don’t like sweet wines, give me something drier”. Unfortunately, this is the biggest misconception associated with this grape, thanks to the sea of cheap stuff coming from France and Spain. But Taras and Amber Ochota make sure that all these illusions are forever shattered. A minimum-intervention approach is applied: early picking to maintain natural acidity, ferments using indigenous yeasts, whole-bunch presses the whites and whole-bunch fermentation and longer maceration for the reds.

First and foremost, the nose on this is mischievous. Salted strawberries, pomegranate, savoury wood spice, bit of barnyard, bit of earthy garrigue. Medium-bodied and very shy at first, but with about an hour of air, it opens up to multi-universes. Bright, crunchy acid, grippy tannins and a somewhat warm, saline finish. Tightly packed, polished and ready to be smashed in one go. Superb.

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