2025 Ochota Barrels 'Botanicals of the Basket Range'

Botanicals of the Basket Range sits somewhere between wine, vermouth, garden infusion, and pure Ochota experiment. The 2025 is built from a mixed base of Pinot Meunier, Grenache, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Gamay, infused with homegrown botanicals including sage, lemon peel, borage, oregano, lavender, and rose petals.

In the glass, it shows a bright, lightly tinted colour. The nose is wildly aromatic, with citrus peel, rose, lavender, lemon balm, thyme, red berries, fresh herbs, and a faint Campari-like bitterness. On the palate, it is fresh, crunchy, herbal, and gently bitter, with playful acidity and a savoury botanical finish.

This is not a conventional wine — it is a summer elixir from the Basket Range, made for curiosity, conversation, and drinking slightly outside the lines.

Perfect served chilled as an aperitif, over ice, or with olives, anchovies, charcuterie, fried snacks, herbs, citrus-led dishes, and long afternoons.

Serve: 6–8 °C, or over ice
Drink: 2025–2028