2023 Ochota Barrels Slint Chardonnay Adelaide Hills, Australia Cotar brix development dame to a

brix development dame to a stop

200 ft from Montecillo Vineyard

I combined the two vintages of Mondeuse and bottled them before the fermentation was complete

A good Clos de Vougeot should be a complete wine without any one feature standing out

2023 Ochota Barrels Slint Chardonnay Adelaide Hills, Australia Cotar brix development dame to aThis wine has always had a foot in Chablis, an arm in the Jura and a toe in the Adelaide Hills. Taras had fashioned the first vintage of this wine in 2011 and continued to see the style evolve. Always incorporating a bit of battonage, parts of ML, a touch of new wood, peacefully oxidized in some respects and yet tightly reductive in others. 2020 was the cause of panic and sorrow in the Hills for many reasons and 2021 brought about a new chapter at