Fitapreta Vinhos Laranja Mecânica 2020

Wine Type:
Style of Wine:	Fruity & Smooth
Country of Origin:	Portugal
Wine Region:	Alentejo
Grape Varietal:	Arinto, Antao Vaz, Roupeiro, Verdelho, and Various
Bottle Format:	750mL
Case Size:	12 bottles
$436.32 Per Case ($36.36/btl) Add to Cart

Tasting Notes

This is a new orange wine release from Antonio Maçanita, his Clockwork Orange. Arinto, Roupeiro, Verdelho, Antão Vaz, Alicante Branco, Trincadeira-das-Pratas, Fernão Pires make up the Alentejo coferment blend, from various vineyards and vines 15-50 years old, on granite soils. After the first whole bunch pressing, 10-15% of the remaining juice macerated on the skins for a week, and then was pressed again and reunited with the whole, where it native fermented. It remained in stainless on lees until it was bottled, unfiltered, the following fall. Pouring a hazy golden hue, this orange wine is teeming with alluring bergamot, quince, and stencilled with finely grippy tannins and that characteristic granitic hum. Fantastic texture, salinity, and moreishness in this medium bodied wine.

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