Easy to drink. Nice acidity. Little limestoney. Keep buying. — 4 years ago
Tomato nose, forest floor, my kinda boy. — 5 years ago
Keesha had this 6 years ago
Orange in color and orange rind. — 6 years ago
Skin contact, great fragrant nose, then crisp and clear drinkability. Yum! — 7 years ago
30 days of skin contact, from Friulian producer Radikon. One of the gold standards for skin contact wine. — 8 years ago
Most full bodied rose I've had. Typical for Orin Swift. Really nice. — 9 years ago
Natural Orange Wine with skin maceration this wine is lively and beautiful. A " white " for red drinkers... — 10 years ago
Had to capture the contrast between the cobalt blue sky and the lava lamp neon orange skin fermented wine. Reminiscent of a Jules Verne novel.
Oranges and apricots in the bouquet blend with honey bee pollen aromas.
Sips of this are sun kisses showering down from the skies as rays of refreshing , thirst quenching flavor.
Clementine surf on a spindrift of apricots cresting into a thyme undercurrent.
Despite having a considerable amount of sediment, which I allowed to diffuse into the elixir, I couldn’t detect much of the funky notes they warn you of. Just rounded out sips of pleasure and satisfaction.
Simply, simply love this. — 4 years ago
Orange peel, powder sugar, apricot jam, apple sauce, savory minerality. Full malo, 30-day skin contact, 2 years in barrel, rich and delicious. Elevated acidity and drying tannins. — 5 years ago
2016 vintage. Skin-contact/orange style. Structure and body are such that it is better served closer to room temp. Golden raspberry, tart strawberry, apple, lemon flesh, white flowers. — 6 years ago
Very interesting natural, skin/contact wine with a bit of effervescence from Emilia-Romagna — 6 years ago
It's wine 🍇 — 7 years ago
Once I stopped wanting this to be Muscadet (much lower acidity) or Ramato Pinot Gris (not nearly the tannin/phenolic structure) I really enjoyed this. It's a much quieter and more nuanced 'orange' wine, rewarding close attention and time taken. Lots of development over 3 days, and I'm curious where this is in another year or two. Thanks @Hardy Wallace ! — 8 years ago
This is awesome. How often do you get a blend of vermentino, marsanne, Grenache blanc, picpoul from the U.S. With 50% skin fermentation. Almost looks like Sauternes in the glass. But the mouthfeel and balance are amazing. — 9 years ago
So we sailed into the sun ...'til we found the sea of green! — 9 years ago
Gorgeous skin contact. Stone fruits, slighty funk. I get mainly apricot and some honeysuckle. — 3 years ago
Like a flat sour beer — 5 years ago
This is a big wine full of big contradictions. First of all, was not expecting a dark golden, almost orange hue. Had to look it up and was surprised by an SB with intense skin and malo aging. A pungent, sour nose. It’s not at all a turn off, the opposite really. At the front I get a brine, salt water character but that quickly turns into a giant sour apricot with a long lingering finish that transitions into unripe banana and spicy herbs. Medium to full body with loads of puckering acid. A unique and wildly different wine. — 6 years ago
This is a natural wine I love. An OG natural wine from a very talented winemaker. A baby orange with the right amount of skin contact which complements the finished wine and doesn’t become the focus. I wouldn’t call this an orange wine. It’s a white wine enhanced with slight oxidation. Flavors of lemon custard and fermented apple cider. Splendid. — 6 years ago
Turmeric, quince and melon. Savory goodness with nice minerals and skin tannin structure! — 7 years ago
Amazing orange! Smells like an ice wine, but drinks like the skin contact Pinot Gris that it is. Great glass to finish dinner with. — 8 years ago
Skin contact and "orange" wine. Perfectly matured in barrel for 2-3 weeks... Amazingly crafted — 9 years ago
One of my favorite domestic RG's. Nice fruit and not to over the top with the skin contact (3 weeks) Great producer! — 9 years ago
Totally different skin contact Pinot Gris, Pax Mahle never disappoints ! Mucho strawberry , bright & lively — 10 years ago
David Shaw
Fun orange wine, 41/37/9/8/5 blend of Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris, Albariño, Verdelho and Riesling. Looks like cherry skin-colored Rosé with excellent clarity, but these are all white varietals. Complex smear of flavors with a light tannin finish. Don’t think I’ve had anything like it, though that hint of Riesling is the bow on the package. Experimental and lovely. I admire its structure, almost dry, balanced but tannin-forward without excess, — 3 years ago