2021 Taronja de Gris, Orange wine

Retail
£25.00
Member
£20.00
Case
£150.00
Case (Member)
£120.00
Varieties
Grenache Gris
Muscat
Viognier
Vintage
2021
Country
France
Region
Roussillon
Alcohol
14.28%
Bottle size
750 mL
Drinking Window
2022 - 2025

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Description

This is the fifth vintage of our ‘orange’ wine, made by fermenting grapes usually destined for white wine, with their skins (and a few of their stalks), the same way we’d make a red wine. This process means that the wine picks up an amber/coppery colour from the skins (Grenache Gris grapes are actually slightly pink), as well as a considerable amount of fresh, peppery tannins.

Eyes

A coppery-pink colour.

Nose

Eyes closed, and it is hard to know if you'd place this as a white or a red - the aromas are more delicate and perfumed than a typical red, with notes of rose petals, orange peel, rose-hip syrup, and ginger.

Mouth

Citrus peel is evident on the palate too, and there's definitely a refreshing tannic grip and a twist of bitterness remniscent of a good negroni. Yet the ripeness and generosity of fruit is what leaves a lasting impression, with rolling waves of flavour that you'd never normally find in a white wine made from these grapes.

Body

full

Winemaking Notes

The fermentation of the Grenache Gris was carried out in barrel, mostly with de-stemmed grapes. Fermentation in open top 500L barrels. Maceration on skins for 2 weeks after fermentation. Fermentation of the Muscat and Viognier in four open top barrels. Maceration on skins and stalks for 1 week after fermentation. The wine is protected from oxidation with dry ice. Aging in barrels for five months. Blending is made just before bottling, with light filtration.

Growing Conditions

Parcels of low-yielding, old vine Grenache Gris, and some Muscat and Viognier, were left to ripen a little more than normal, and then picked when the flavour development was optimal, and the skins and stems were fully ripe.

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