Somos Winery
NARANJITO ORANGE
NARANJITO ORANGE
Varietal: Verdelho
Region: McLaren Vale
Country: Austria
Volume: 750ml
An orange wine from 100% Biodynamically farmed Verdelho, from a small vineyard in McLaren Flat. Picked twice, one early pick, one later riper pick. Destemmed and fermented on skins, 50% was pressed to old oak after 1 month and lees stirred fortnightly to build texture, 50% was sealed on skins for 180 days. The resulting orange wine is vibrant orange in colour, unfined and unfiltered so the wine has an appealing cloudiness. Heaps of ginger spice, tangerine, orange peel, baked pears, and hints of toffee apple on the nose, with a compelling full palate, textural and soft with bright orange pith, mandarin crunch, and soft brioche and caramel notes.
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About Winemaker
Somos Winery
Somos was created after Juguette, almost as a consequence of it, as these wines are radically different.
Instead of working with the classic varieties of South Australia, these wines are experimental and boundary pushing, these wines represent what we’re most passionate about, expressed through a kaleidoscope of alternative varieties, styles and intriguing flavours. We work primarily with lesser-known —climate-appropriate— Italian and Spanish varieties, and make them in entirely unconventional ways, with a lo-fi and sustainable ethos.
There is a strong focus on biodynamic and organic fruit, as well as vineyards that are part of Sustainable Winegrowing Australia (SWA).
The Somos range currently features a motley crew of well suited, yet often obscure varieties from McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills such as Aglianico, Vermentino, Mencia, Barbera, Pinot Meunier, Cabernet Franc as well as avant-garde winemaking styles like skin contact (orange) whites and Pet Nat.
So..What's natural wine again?
- No synthetic molecules in the vines
- Plowing or other solutions to avoid chemical herbicides
- Use of indigenous yeast
- Handpicked grapes
- Low to no filtering
- Low to no sulfites
- Winemaking that respects the grapes: no pumping or rough handling
of the grapes - no micro-oxygenation
Not all of our wines are natural; some are simply organic or sustainable.
However, they're all delicious and good for you!