Ninfa 2023 Region|Rioja

Ninfa 2023 Region|RiojaThis orange wine is made from the rare variety Catarratto Extra Lucido, a mutation with soft skins and a more delicate profile than its relative Catarratto. Coming from the Valdibella cooperative in Camporeale, Western Sicily, the grapes undergo 2 weeks of skin contact and 6 months in steel tanks. It's a proper orange wine bold with colour, structure, and an incredible aromatic profile of ginger and apricots. The 2023 iteration of the wine is showing

His lightest

but here you can appreciate how magical it can be when fermented dry

We absolutely love this style (also known as Col Fondo) and urge you to give it a try if you’re not already familiar

The vines here at grow at 380m above sea level on basalt

concurrent with the frequency of delivery you have selected

this one really pulls you in with this upfront perfume

You have the option to have wine delivered you your door either monthly

He leaves the bunches on skins for 25 days and has free run juice at the bottom of his tank to start the fermentation process

An even-split blend of familiar grapes

definition and detail

A superb vintage for this ten-day whole-bunch co-maceration of Viognier

There's also a splash of Viura and Malvasia in there too (white grapes) to lighten things further