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Senza Rete Vermentino Orange | Tuscany, Italy

£14.70

‘Senza Rete’ is the Italian for ‘without a safety net’.

The values Senza Rete embodies are more about ‘withouts’ than ‘withs’. Its name has a classic circus legacy, chosen because like the best acrobats nature always finds its balance without the need for any ‘safety net’.

The venture is a homage to traditional Tuscan wines; a project by winemaker and consultant Maurizio Castelli, backed by Master of Wine Gabriele Gorelli.

This orange wine is made from 100% Vermintino grapes coming from hand harvested organic dry-farmed vineyards on the Tuscan coast, near to Alberese. They are mainly low-yielding parcels, from fine sandy soils.

Vinification is by skin contact fermentation in stainless-steel vats with 3 months on fine lees. Indigenous wild yeasts are used, no temperature control, no enzymes or other additions. It is naturally fermented to dryness (residual sugars <1 g/l); bottled unfiltered, unfined with no added SO2.

A limited production of 4000 bottles

‘Senza Rete’ is the Italian for ‘without a safety net’.

The values Senza Rete embodies are more about ‘withouts’ than ‘withs’. Its name has a classic circus legacy, chosen because like the best acrobats nature always finds its balance without the need for any ‘safety net’.

The venture is a homage to traditional Tuscan wines; a project by winemaker and consultant Maurizio Castelli, backed by Master of Wine Gabriele Gorelli.

This orange wine is made from 100% Vermintino grapes coming from hand harvested organic dry-farmed vineyards on the Tuscan coast, near to Alberese. They are mainly low-yielding parcels, from fine sandy soils.

Vinification is by skin contact fermentation in stainless-steel vats with 3 months on fine lees. Indigenous wild yeasts are used, no temperature control, no enzymes or other additions. It is naturally fermented to dryness (residual sugars <1 g/l); bottled unfiltered, unfined with no added SO2.

A limited production of 4000 bottles

Origin: Tuscany, Italy

Grapes: Vermentino

Tasting Notes: A orange/amber colour with a slight haze. Interesting and complex: there is an intensity of clementine, orange, peach, apricot, melon and pear aromas with some floral and resin notes. The palate gives citrus grapefruit, orange zest, tangerine and marmalade; a mineral edge plus a yeasty creaminess from the low intervention. Dry - refreshing and tangy - with a nicely balanced medium body and finish.

ABV: 12.5%

Vintage: 2023

Ageing potential:

Attributes: oak aged, minimum use of sulphites, no filtering or fining, limited production

Closure: cork

Farming: certified organic

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Winemaker: Maurizio Castelli

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