Batard, 2025

A grape from France's Jura mountains, found by accident in an old Barossa vineyard. Perfumed and light on its feet, with a bitter-herbal snap at the end like an amaro.

Trousseau is a red grape from the Jura in eastern France. A handful of very old vines turned up by accident in a Barossa vineyard, mislabelled as Pinot Noir. Jean-Baptiste Courdesses makes this from cuttings of those vines, fermented in whole bunches to keep it perfumed. Dried petals, goji berry and cherry at a medium weight. The finish has a gently bitter, herbal pull, like an Italian amaro.