Orange Wine

€24.63

El Grifo has pre-phylloxera Muscat of Alexandria grapevines that are 100-150 years old and grown in holes under volcanic lava, which are known was ‘chabocos’ on Lanzarote. For the 2022 vintage, we began making a natural dry wine from these vines. Production of 2.000 bottles.

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PRODUCTION

The Muscat grapes were harvested on August 2022. The grape bunches were brought to the winery in 18-20 kg crates on the same day, where they were kept in cold storage until the next day. They were then carefully destemmed to keep the grapes intact. This winemaking technique consists in fermenting the grapes with their skins, and after a brief three-month long ageing process with the skins, the wine is pressed. This is an extremely natural process, as we didn’t add any sulphites (the polyphenols in the skins have made this unnecessary), nor have we filtered or stabilised the wine. This means that sediment may appear at the bottom of the bottle.

The oxidation of polyphenols give rise to the orange or ochre hues for which this wine was named, and we only made 2.000 bottles, numbered from 1 to 2.000.

TASTING NOTES

Colour: Amber due to the oxidation of polyphenols.

Aroma: Complex, intense, with floral notes (orange blossom and rose) and candied fruits standing out.

Taste: Unctuous entry with an astringent finish and mineral notes (saline).

ANALYSIS

ABV	13.5º
Residual Sugar	< 1g/L
Total Acidity	5.74 g/L
pH	4.03
Total SO 2	33 mg/L