{"title":"Australian Wines","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"2023-standish-the-standish-shiraz","title":"2023 Standish 'The Standish' Shiraz","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"632\"\u003eThe Standish is the most grounded and classically Barossan wine in the quartet: a single-vineyard Shiraz from the Laycock Family Vineyard in Greenock, planted on its own roots over ironstone gravels, layered schist, and solid ironstone bedrock. It carries the density and authority of the western Barossa, but in the 2023 vintage that power is shaped by freshness, detail, and a long, cool-season sense of drive. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"1097\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a deep, glass-staining ruby-purple colour. The nose is dark and commanding, with black cherry, mulberry, plum, licorice, sandalwood, dried rose, roasted meat, graphite, ironstone, and exotic spice. On the palate, it is broad, earthy, and substantial, with firm tannins, dense fruit, savoury depth, and a long mineral finish. This is not the lifted or perfumed side of Standish; it is the wine of weight, soil, tannin, and Barossa authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1216\"\u003eA serious, cellar-worthy Shiraz with density and power, but also enough precision to keep the whole structure moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1331\"\u003ePerfect with grilled beef, lamb shoulder, roasted game, braised meats, charred vegetables, and aged hard cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1400\"\u003eServe: 16–18 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003eDrink: 2028–2045\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861228470423,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/StandishTSt.png?v=1780379518"},{"product_id":"2023-standish-lamella-shiraz","title":"2023 Standish 'Lamella' Shiraz","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"932\"\u003eLamella is the most lifted and finely etched expression in the Standish line-up, drawn from old Shiraz vines rooted in the historic Stonegarden vineyard. It carries the unmistakable density of old-vine South Australian Shiraz, but with a cooler, more aromatic register: perfume, precision, and mineral tension shaping the wine as much as fruit concentration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a deep, vivid ruby-purple colour. The nose is intensely expressive, with dark plum, black cherry, raspberry, violet, rose, sage, sandalwood, licorice, orange peel, and finely ground spice. With air, the wine becomes more complex and expansive, showing a stony, almost granitic edge beneath the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1507\"\u003eOn the palate, Lamella is plush but controlled, with layered dark fruit, silky tannins, bright natural acidity, and a long, cool-toned finish. It has the power expected from Standish, but its beauty lies in lift and detail rather than sheer weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1636\"\u003eThis is the most perfumed and graceful of the four Standish wines — a Shiraz of old-vine depth, aromatic lift, and quiet force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1749\"\u003ePerfect with duck, lamb, roast pork, mushroom dishes, charcuterie, and spiced Middle Eastern-style meat dishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1818\"\u003eServe: 16–18 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"1766\" data-end=\"1769\"\u003eDrink: 2028–2050\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861231255703,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/StandishLamella.png?v=1780379958"},{"product_id":"2023-standish-the-relic-shiraz","title":"2023 Standish 'The Relic' Shiraz","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"3221\"\u003eThe Relic is Standish’s Shiraz–Viognier co-ferment, sourced from the Hongell Family Vineyard in Krondorf. The official site lists the wine as Shiraz with a small Viognier component, while 2023 release notes describe the Viognier as a tiny co-fermented addition used for aromatic lift and to soften the naturally forceful tannin profile of the site. The vineyard sits on clay loam over weathered bedrock with bands of quartz, a setting that gives the wine depth, grip, and dark mineral tension. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3223\" data-end=\"3628\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a deep, near-opaque ruby colour. The nose is brooding and exotic, with blackberry, dark plum, violet, bergamot, licorice, iodine, sea salt, warm earth, spice, and a faint stone-fruit lift from the Viognier. On the palate, it is rich, silky, and enveloping, with polished tannins, deep black fruit, savoury mineral tones, and a long, smooth finish that feels powerful but controlled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3630\" data-end=\"3807\"\u003eThis is the most sensual wine in the line-up: darker and more mysterious than Lamella, less earthy than The Standish, with a distinctive aromatic lift and a velvet-like texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3809\" data-end=\"3909\"\u003ePerfect with lamb, duck, venison, slow-cooked beef, spiced game dishes, mushrooms, and aged cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3911\" data-end=\"3979\"\u003eServe: 16–18 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"3926\" data-end=\"3929\"\u003eDrink: 2027–2045\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861231452311,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/StandishRelic.png?v=1780380036"},{"product_id":"2023-standish-the-schubert-theorem-shiraz","title":"2023 Standish 'The Schubert Theorem' Shiraz","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"4084\" data-end=\"4571\"\u003eThe Schubert Theorem comes from Roennfeldt Road in Marananga, a site of deep red-brown earth with crystalline quartz, and is made from 100% Shiraz. Its name refers both to the Schubert vineyard connection and to knot theory: the idea that a structure can be broken into parts and reassembled into something greater. In the context of the wine, that translates into selected sections of the vineyard brought together for power, detail, and precision. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4573\" data-end=\"5086\"\u003eIn the glass, it is dark, glossy, and almost inky. The nose is intense but refined, with black cherry, blueberry, plum, violet, rose petal, graphite, nori, iodine, bay leaf, dark spice, and blood-orange lift. On the palate, it is deep and sculptural, with concentrated fruit, saline acidity, fine-grained tannins, and a long, dark, mineral finish. The 2023 release has been described as combining power and precision, with concrete egg use contributing to purity and finesse. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5088\" data-end=\"5276\"\u003eThis is the most architectural of the four: darker than Lamella, more polished than The Standish, more intellectual than The Relic. It is a wine of symmetry, density, and controlled force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5278\" data-end=\"5389\"\u003ePerfect with Wagyu beef, roasted lamb, game, black garlic, truffle, mushrooms, and rich reduction-based dishes. Or, really, just by itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5391\" data-end=\"5460\"\u003eServe: 16–18 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"5406\" data-end=\"5409\"\u003eDrink: 2026–2050\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861233844375,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/StandishST.png?v=1780380228"},{"product_id":"2025-ochota-barrels-weird-berries-in-the-woods-gewurztraminer","title":"2025 Ochota Barrels 'Weird Berries in the Woods' Gewürztraminer","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"606\"\u003e'Weird Berries in the Woods' is Ochota Barrels’ off-centre take on Gewürztraminer: aromatic, but not heavy; perfumed, but not sweet; expressive, but still dry and energetic. The 2025 comes from a single vineyard in the Adelaide Hills, picked earlier than the previous vintage and pressed directly to seasoned French oak with full solids. This year, full malolactic fermentation adds a softer, more generous shape while keeping the wine bright and nervy. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"894\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a pale golden colour with green reflexes. The nose is lifted and unusual, with lychee, tangelo blossom, lavender, Meyer lemon, ginger, jasmine, and manuka honey. On the palate, it is bone dry, textural, and chalky, with mandarin-skin grip, floral aromatics, and a crisp, long finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"1016\"\u003eThis is Gewürztraminer stripped of excess — fragrant, dry, lightly wild, and built around texture rather than sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1149\"\u003ePerfect with spicy Asian dishes, pork, charcuterie, soft cheeses, aromatic salads, and anything with ginger, lemongrass, or citrus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1186\"\u003eServe: 8–10 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1168\"\u003eDrink: 2025–2028\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861244461207,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/OBGWZ.png?v=1780380423"},{"product_id":"2025-ochota-barrels-mark-of-cain-pinot-meunier","title":"2025 Ochota Barrels 'Mark of Cain' Pinot Meunier","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2396\" data-end=\"2965\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'The Mark of Cain' is Ochota Barrels’ high-toned Pinot Meunier, named after the Australian punk band and \u003c\/span\u003ecarrying the same restless, energetic spirit. The fruit comes from Sam Vigara’s Uva Vineyard in Piccadilly, one of the oldest Pinot Meunier sites in the Adelaide Hills, planted in 1985 on quartz and ironstone-riddled clay loam. The 2025 is fermented with indigenous yeasts, includes 20% whole bunch, spends around 10 days on skins, and ages for four months in old French barriques before bottling without fining or filtration. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2967\" data-end=\"3317\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a bright ruby-red colour. The nose is vivid and playful, with cherry, wild strawberry, raspberry, rhubarb, pink florals, fennel seed, almond meal, and a faint earthy-savoury edge. On the palate, it is mid-weight, crunchy, and electric, with fine tannins, bright acidity, and a juicy red-fruited finish full of clarity and lift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3319\" data-end=\"3418\"\u003eThis is Pinot Meunier with attitude — floral, bright, slightly chaotic, but beautifully controlled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3420\" data-end=\"3533\"\u003ePerfect slightly chilled with charcuterie, roast chicken, pork, duck, mushrooms, pizza, and casual shared plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3535\" data-end=\"3569\"\u003eServe: 12–14 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"3550\" data-end=\"3553\"\u003eDrink: 2025–2030\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861248589975,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/OBMoC.png?v=1780381068"},{"product_id":"2025-ochota-barrels-slint-chardonnay","title":"2025 Ochota Barrels 'Slint' Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"457\"\u003e'Slint' is Ochota Barrels’ cool-climate Chardonnay from the Piccadilly sub-region, sourced from a high-altitude vineyard planted on quartz and ironstone-rich clay loam. The wine is whole-bunch basket-pressed to neutral Burgundian barrels, fermented naturally with full solids, aged for around seven months in old French barriques, and bottled with no fining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"793\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a bright straw-gold colour. The nose is taut and mineral, with lemon zest, grapefruit, crisp apple, stone fruit, white blossom, almond cream, and a subtle buttered-citrus note. On the palate, it is focused and refined, with cool acidity, fine texture, a lightly creamy edge, and a long, quietly powerful finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"921\"\u003eThis is Chardonnay with tension rather than weight — precise, lightly buttery, and shaped by altitude, acidity, and restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1047\"\u003ePerfect with roast chicken, grilled fish, shellfish, lemon butter dishes, alpine cheeses, and richer vegetable preparations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1083\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eServe: 10–12 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1067\"\u003eDrink: 2025–2032\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861248819351,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/OBSlint.png?v=1780381199"},{"product_id":"2025-ochota-barrels-texture-like-sun","title":"2025 Ochota Barrels 'Texture Like Sun'","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"580\"\u003eTexture Like Sun is Ochota Barrels at its most free-form: a bright, restless field-style red built from multiple varieties and parcels, blended for energy rather than convention. The 2025 release brings together Pinot Noir, Grenache, Gewürztraminer, Gamay and Pinot Meunier, with fruit drawn across Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale sites. It is built through a continuous ferment during vintage, with new fruit and juice added as different vineyards come in. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"888\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a vivid, translucent ruby colour. The nose is lifted and playful, with wild strawberry, raspberry, damson, cassis, rose, spice, and a faint herbal edge. On the palate, it is juicy, supple, and highly drinkable, with soft red fruit on entry, fine tannins, and a fresh, vibrant finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"1038\"\u003eThis is the Ochota “picnic to fine dining” wine: light on its feet, but not simple — fragrant, energetic, and made to be served with a slight chill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1139\"\u003ePerfect with charcuterie, pizza, roast chicken, grilled vegetables, pork, and casual shared plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1177\"\u003eServe: 12–14 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1159\"\u003eDrink: 2025–2028\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861249212567,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/OBTexture.png?v=1780381418"},{"product_id":"2025-ochota-barrels-impeccabile-disorder-pinot-noir","title":"2025 Ochota Barrels 'Impeccabile Disorder' Pinot Noir","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2800\"\u003e'Impeccable Disorder' is Ochota Barrels’ darker, wilder expression of Pinot Noir. The 2025 is made with 60% whole bunch and around 14 days on skins, giving the wine more texture, spice, and tension than the prettier side of Pinot. Production is tiny, with 633 bottles reported. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2802\" data-end=\"3122\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a bright but brooding ruby colour. The nose moves through sour cherry, dark cherry, rhubarb, boysenberry, thyme, earth, mushroom, and a distinctive gunpowder-like reduction. On the palate, it is elegant but charged, with fine granular tannins, lifted acidity, and a savoury, slightly feral finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3124\" data-end=\"3252\"\u003eThis is Pinot Noir with edge: not polished softness, but tension, reduction, dark fruit, and beautiful disorder held in balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3254\" data-end=\"3375\"\u003ePerfect slightly chilled with duck, roast chicken, pork, mushrooms, charcuterie, game birds, and earthy vegetable dishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3377\" data-end=\"3411\"\u003eServe: 14–16 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"3392\" data-end=\"3395\"\u003eDrink: 2025–2031\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861253800087,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/OBImpeccable.png?v=1780381681"},{"product_id":"2025-ochota-barrels-home-pinot-noir","title":"2025 Ochota Barrels 'Home...' Pinot Noir","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"618\"\u003e'Home…' is Ochota Barrels’ most personal Pinot Noir release: a tiny, delicate wine from a vineyard roughly the size of a tennis court, farmed organically in the Basket Range \/ Uraidla area. The fruit is picked quickly by the family, fermented with minimal interference, and bottled with little more than a whisper of sulphur. It is framed less as a technical Pinot and more as a wine of intimacy, family, and place — slow lunches, hazelnut trees, and the feeling of home. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"1029\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a pale, luminous ruby colour. The nose is pretty and lifted, with strawberry conserve, red cherry, kirsch, rose petal, exotic spice, graphite, and a faint whole-bunch savouriness. On the palate, it is fine, delicate, and tightly drawn, with red-fruited purity, gossamer tannins, and a graceful finish that needs time in the glass to fully unfold. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1166\"\u003eThis is the more intimate and limited Pinot in the Ochota range: elegant, fragile, and quietly expressive rather than loud or forceful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1265\"\u003ePerfect with roast chicken, duck, pork, mushroom dishes, charcuterie, and delicate shared plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1303\"\u003eServe: 14–16 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1285\"\u003eDrink: 2025–2032\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861260746903,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/OBHome.png?v=1780381828"},{"product_id":"2025-ochota-barrels-a-forest-pinot-noir","title":"2025 Ochota Barrels 'A Forest' Pinot Noir","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"430\"\u003e'A Forest' is Ochota Barrels’ bright, fragrant expression of Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir: lifted, energetic, and full of movement. It carries the producer’s unmistakable touch — delicate extraction, natural freshness, and a sense of wild aromatic detail without heaviness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"777\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a translucent ruby colour. The nose is vivid and perfumed, with red cherry, wild strawberry, redcurrant, crushed petals, forest floor, and a gentle savoury edge. On the palate, it is juicy and finely drawn, with fresh acidity, soft tannins, and a crunchy red-fruited finish that keeps the wine lively and highly drinkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"941\"\u003eA Forest is Pinot Noir in a graceful, light-footed register — aromatic, fresh, and quietly expressive, with enough texture and detail to move beyond simple charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1070\"\u003ePerfect slightly chilled with charcuterie, roast chicken, pork, mushrooms, grilled vegetables, pizza, and casual shared plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1106\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eServe: 12–14 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1090\"\u003eDrink: 2025–2030\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861276016791,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/OBForest_cb73e09e-abd4-44cb-8111-7d8b3b680b27.png?v=1780382663"},{"product_id":"2025-ochota-barrels-the-price-of-silence-gamay","title":"2025 Ochota Barrels 'The Price of Silence' Gamay","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"520\"\u003eThe Price of Silence is Ochota Barrels’ small-batch Gamay: bright, nervy, and full of movement. The 2025 comes from Adelaide Hills fruit, with 13 days on skins, 30% whole bunch, 7 months in French oak, and no filtration — giving a wine that feels both delicate and tightly wound. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"842\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a vivid ruby colour. The nose is lifted and slightly medicinal, with red currant, raspberry, wild strawberry, spice, and a stony mineral edge. On the palate, it is lithe and energetic, with bright acidity, fine tannins, and a long, pure finish that keeps the wine focused rather than simply juicy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"948\"\u003eThis is Gamay with real tension — fresh, fragrant, and mineral, but with enough density to feel serious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1070\"\u003ePerfect slightly chilled with charcuterie, roast chicken, pork, mushrooms, grilled vegetables, and casual shared plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1108\"\u003eServe: 12–14 °C\u003cbr data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1090\"\u003eDrink: 2025–2029\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861280047255,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/OBGamay.png?v=1780382283"},{"product_id":"2025-ochota-barrels-fugazi-grenache","title":"2025 Ochota Barrels 'Fugazi' Grenache","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1550\"\u003eFugazi is Ochota Barrels’ benchmark Grenache from McLaren Vale: light on its feet, but far from simple. The fruit comes from old dry-farmed bush vines in Blewitt Springs, planted on ironstone and gravelly red clay, giving a wine shaped by perfume, texture, and fine-boned structure rather than weight. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1857\"\u003eIn the glass, it shows a translucent ruby-red colour. The nose is warm and fragrant, with raspberry, red currant, plum skin, wild herbs, aniseed, and gentle spice. 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