If you love or equally haven't yet fallen in love with orange wine this is a screaming example of just how stunning these wines can be. This natural wine is pale orange in colour and packs a punchy nose of crisp apple aromas, spice, honey and herbs. On the palate it is clean and precise with cunchy green apple and a bit of lime and mineral notes with a rich texture and dare we say a lemon drizzle cake finish.
Using the best fruit in the vineyards, and less sulphur in the winemaking (and thus extra attention in the winery), the grapes are first very gently pressed and fermented in 50 hl acacia wood barrels for 24 hours. After maceration a second soft pressing of the grape and must. The second fermentation is in stainless steel at 16-20°C for 14 days, followed by malolactic fermentation.
The Details:
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Style: Natural, unfiltered, orange, stone fruit, spice, honey
Grape: Cataratto
Abv: 13%
Producer
Fabrizio Vella is a passionate winemaker living and working in Sicily. Proud of the island that he calls home he wanted to create a wine range that was personal to him, that reflected where he was from. Working with indigenous varieties of Cattaratto and Nero d’Avola he conjured four wines using an organic approach and careful winemaking to create wines that are fresh, exciting, moreish and true to their origin. A Sicilian wine through and through.
