Blood Orange

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1981

#sauternes so sweet and balanced. Third of three bottles for my wife’s 40th birthday. We saved the best for last, as it turns out. Honeyed layers as this gently warms in a Burgundy bowl - caramel, marzipan, toasted almonds, some petrol, apricot jam. Tastes exactly how it smells with the acidity taking a step back from the honey sweetness swirling around a luscious oily mouthfeel. Touch of orange pith bitterness on the finish - lovely wine. Indeed it pairs well with Indian food but the force of this wine could have easily matched even spicier dishes. Beautiful wine and what’s amazing is it seemed this wine could easily go another 20 years. Good Sauternes is ever youthful. — 4 years ago

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Barboursville Vineyards

Reserve Virginia Barbera 2017

American Son 2020 with Scott White — 5 years ago

Kabaj

Rebula Goriška Brda Ribolla Gialla

Bright, crystal clear orange wine. Good tannins. — 6 years ago

Alex Baker
with Alex

Weingut Zahel

Orange T Orangetraube

Nick M
8.9

This wine is wild. It’s like gruner veltliner on LSD. — 6 years ago

Donnafugata

Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria Zibibbo 2015

Shay A
9.5

Jack & Arden put together a wonderful evening of delicious food and great wines, and a few of us attendees contributed some bottles to enjoy as well. Great night!

My contribution. Wow! The aromatics here are some of the most intoxicating I’ve come across. Ripe pineapple bathed in honey butter, apricot preserves, orange marmalade and honeycomb. Light on the palate with zippy acidity. Fantastic!
— 7 years ago

Arden BarnettJack ThompsonDan Fitzgerald
with Arden, Jack and 3 others
Jack, Ira and 31 others liked this
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@Shay A is this a dessert wine?
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@Sharon B : Yes, it is. One of Italy’s finest. Can’t recommend enough!
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Sounds wonderful!

Jolie-Laide Wines

Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard Trousseau Gris 2014

Orange wine. Similar to rose as far as grape skin contact except this sits longer on the skins. Really well bodied and delicious — 9 years ago

Truett Hurst Virgina Marie Lambrix

Curious Beasts Blood Red Wine 2011

Big, ripe fruit. Much better after decanting. — 10 years ago

Christopher and Kristin liked this

Monastero Suore Cistercensi

Coenobium Lazio Bianco Trebbiano Blend 2011

Vines in convent. Cloudy light orange. — 12 years ago

Murrieta's Well

The Whip Livermore Valley White Blend 2017

Easy drinker. Full of fruit. — 4 years ago

Jim Hadley
with Jim
Ericsson, Shay and 9 others liked this

Cantina Giardino

Paski Campania Bianco Coda di Volpe 2018

Orange juice of the gods- sky high acidity, rose, sunny d, so good. — 4 years ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2005

Coming from an exceptional vintage, the 2005 Viña Tondonia from R. Lopez de Heredia is a compelling blend of Tempranillo (75%), Garnacho (15%), Graciano and Mazuelo (10%), all sourced from their estate vineyards and aged for six years prior to bottling. This sensational wine opens with a bright bouquet of leather, cranberry, orange rind, forest floor and suggestions of black tea. Showing incredible focus and poise, this balanced Rioja is framed around flavors off leather, red cherry, teaberry, Mandarin orange and pipe tobacco that sit alongside brisk minerality, as the wine shows tremendous freshness and length through the long finish. This is an absolute stunning effort from this storied Estate and should continut to drink beautifully for years to come. Drink 2019-2035- 94 — 6 years ago

P, Ken and 3 others liked this

Azienda Agricola Stanislao Radikon

Jakot Bianco Tokai Friulano

Beautiful, classic orange wine. High level — 7 years ago

Meaghan Glennan
with Meaghan
Joe liked this

Château Guiraud

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend

Pronounced aromas of orange blossom, marmalade, apricot on the nose. Expected the acidity to counterbalance the sweetness better. Felt a little too “heavy” for me. Not bad for $49 for 750ml bottle. — 8 years ago

Ryme Cellars

Vare Vineyard Ribolla Gialla 2014

Looks like a glass of clarified butter. Smooth like an orange wine, but with a hit of acid like a white. Paired well w/ steamed artichokes of all things.. — 8 years ago

David, Jody and 3 others liked this

Gravner

Anfora Venezia Giulia Ribolla Gialla 2004

funky earthy orange wine from the intimidating 7'1ft biodynamic producer Josko Gravner, excellent with food, notes of hazelnuts, orange peel, fresh peach, forest floor — 8 years ago

Il Censo

Praruar Terre Siciliane Catarratto 2012

More amber than orange and very caramelly — 10 years ago

Scott Gregory
with Scott

Terpin Franco (TERPIN)

Quinto Quarto Pinot Grigio Ramato

Orange Pinot Grigio. It's amazing. — 11 years ago

Progetto Calcarius

Ca 40.08 Nù Litr Orange Puglia Falanghina 2020

Refreshing, medium body. Very drinkable. — 4 years ago

Meinklang

Weisser Mulatschak Pinot Gris Blend

En
9.3

We like the orange a lot!!! Not the red one. SL wines. — 4 years ago

Azienda Agricola COS

Pithos Bianco Terre Siciliane Grecanico 2016

Fun orange wine. Apparently, drinking this would make me cool with the LA hipsters. — 6 years ago

David and Anthony liked this

Cibonne

Côtes de Provence Tibouren Rosé

Peach lemonade in the glass. A touch cloudy and gray, but delicate looks. Slightly astringent and hot on the nose. Nectarine pit, cloudberry, and a touch of acetone on the tongue. Almost orange wine like spices and spark. Surprising and lovely. Abso-frickin-ideal for pairing with briny seafood as well as something richer like a Malaysian honey BBQ chicken with mango salsa. — 6 years ago

Vie di Romans

Dessimis Pinot Grigio 2015

Maxwell Burns
9.4

Oxidized orange color, earthy, nutty, tangerine, floral nose, med+ weight, high acid. Long finish with some drying tannin. — 6 years ago

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Rivers-Marie

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

The 2016s just came in so I had to rip one open. This might be the best SC ever and that is saying a lot. It’s certainly the best one for early drinking as it was singing with only a splash decant. A return to dark fruits, cedar, orange peel. The life of the party. — 7 years ago

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Nice! @Shay A maybe we can do a 15/16 comparison
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@Mark Flesher : I’ve been thinking about uncorking a ‘16 while at Classic on Tuesday...
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Just dont do the ‘16 Anderson Valley. It was not rocking out of the gate like the Sonoma Coast is.

Azienda Agricola Stanislao Radikon

Oslavje Venezia Giulia Bianco Chardonnay Blend 2009

Brilliant appley orange wine — 8 years ago

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Paolo Bea

Santa Chiara Umbria Bianco Malvasia Blend 2012

Tannin rich and heady on the nose - this is a serious orange wine for red wine fans. — 9 years ago

Château Coutet

Sauternes-Barsac Sémillon Blend 2005

Beautiful deep golden color. Orange peel, apricot and hints of almond. Perfect sugar/acid bakance. Fantastic. — 10 years ago

Quady Winery

Essensia Orange Muscat 2013

Delicious dessert wine, very sweet & yummy! — 10 years ago