ORANGE features a selection of macerations which invigorate and excite. Offering examples so filigree and fine they could be classified as genre-defying, alongside those with enough flesh and grip to stand up to the most robust of cooking, few wines are as versatile on the table as these.
LE COSTE
Bianchetto 2024
Lazio, Italy
A blend of Procanico, Malvasia di Candia and Moscato from thirty year old vines in Gradoli. This vintage spent just five days on the skins before being pressed to vats for a year of a rest. From a cooler vintage, this is delicate and fragrant with zest and spice. Featherweight on the palate, it is the ultimate vignarola wine.
Procanico, Malvasia, Moscato
LA DISTESA
Nur 2024
Marche, Italy
A blend of Trebbiano, Malvasia, Pecorino and Verdicchio from vines young and old. The grapes were destemmed and fermented on the skins for a fortnight, before being pressed to concrete vats for a year of rest. Light, bright and heady with herbs, its tea-like tannins frame refreshing notes of minerals and zest. A wine that makes so much sense alongside the rich and varied cuisine of Le Marche, this is one of their best yet.
Trebbiano, Malvasia, Verdicchio
PODERE SANTA MARIA
Toscana Ansonica 2024
Tuscany, Italy
Ansonica from a parcel of forty year old vines planted over limestone not so far from the sea in Grosseto. This spent just an evening on the skins before being pressed off to acacia to rest for a year. A gorgeous shade of amber in the glass, a proper élevage has produced a wine with a little more nuance than previous vintages, the tannins framing gentle notes of stone fruit, sea salt and spice. It all makes for a Mediterranean white that offers boundless opportunities at the table.
Ansonica