Chateau d’Or et de Gueules, Le fut entre deux chaises!,  Orange Wine 2022, France

Chateau d’Or et de Gueules, Le fut entre deux chaises!, Orange Wine 2022, France

100% Rolle grapes (aka Vermentino) fermented with the skins as you would a red wine, but no colour extraction, well, a bit orange. So there are dry, mineral tannins as well as fruity citrus flavours.
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Grape: Rolle/Vermentino
Country: Country Flag France
Alcohol: 13%
Style: Complex & Clever
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Red winemaking style of white grapes, with a soak time on skins in tank. Orange golden colour.The nose reveals notes of candied orange zest, Paprika and dry apricot. Beautiful tannic structure in the mouth, nice freshness due to moderate oxidation.

Diane and Mathieu’s estate borders the Languedoc and the southern Rhône (and also Provence) so some wines feel very Occitane, others very Rhône-y. For example her pure expression of Grenache (Castel Nou) is a homage to Chateauneuf du Pâpe, whilst ‘Les Cimels’ red has more of a Languedoc feel. ‘Les Cimels’ Rosé could be from Provence. Les Cimels Red was the very first wine we brought to the UK, and which inspired us to set up The Real Wine Company. The 2001 vintage. I have kept a bottle for posterity (long since empty of wine, of course). Diane had taken over a failing estate which was over-producing huge quantities of dilute, boring wines which were helping to fill the EU Wine Lake. Diane set about restoring these beautiful old vineyards to restrict the quantities and improve the quality in direct inverse proportion. First of all, they got the quality right, then they got on with conversion to organic and bio-dynamic status which all the wines now are. The château name comes from the family crest which is Gold and Red.

Simon Hopkinson's roquefort, pear and chicory salad with walnut oil.

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