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A Riddle, Wrapped In A Mystery, Inside An Enigma
Choose your own adventure: is it is rosé or an orange noir?
GRAPE: 100% Cartoxià Vermell (a.k.a. Xarel-lo Gris) a very rare grape from the Tarragona region in Catalan Spain. 65 year old vines.
FUNDAMENTALS: Technically a red wine, that drinks like an orange rosé. Coppery pink. 3 weeks skin-contact in ceramic, aged in neutral barrels. Low sulfur.
PROFILE: Dry. Light-medium body. Elegant, savory, orange peel, dried apricot, nectarine with a saline minerality on the tail. Olive brine. Drink off-chilled.
PAIRINGS: Jamon Iberico, bold salty cheeses, fritto misto of any sort, marcona almonds
FUN FACT: A mere 416 cases made per annum