Ochota Barrels "The Green Room" 2017

The term 'The Green Room' refers to a performer (or wine in this case) that is not quite ready for the big stage. While this offering may not be the most well-known of Taras' wines, it will soon see its time on stage. It is made in a very approachable and slurpable style, yet a wine that pleases the other senses as much as the palate. 82% Grenache and 18% Syrah, handpicked early the morning from a single site in the western reaches of the Vale, the grapes were cold soaked for six days (100% whole bunch) until fermentation occurred spontaneously. The juice spent 85 days on skins with frequent pigeage. After the ferment ceased, it was basket pressed to neutral barrels for 4 months of aging. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal SO2.