White and Red Ochre were conceived as a de facto second label or declassified wine in the European tradition. Eight vintages later the wine is sold throughout Europe and the Americas but mainly in Australasia, often to critical acclaim. All wine undergoes numerous, and quite often, extraordinary changes.
All wine is in a constant state of evolution, sometimes from day to day or year to year.
As time passes and depending under what conditions a bottle is shipped, stored and served the contents can exhibit an amazing range of different characters. The capacity for change and in many cases, improvement from glass to glass, from occasion to occasion, is a principle reason why wine holds so much interest, mystery and excitement for so many. However, not all wines are born equal and not all wines will develop in the same way. Over time Red Ochre s young garnet-brick red colour becomes a lighter crimson colour with browning hues. The mature Red Ochre aromas are dominated by smells of coffee and mocha, hints of blackberries and distinctive spicy clove and nutmeg characters which follow onto the palate.