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Wines made from white varieties where there was skin contact or maceration during winemaking
French
2021 Domaine Paul Blanck 'Burnout' Gewurztraminer, Alsace Bin 17B
Certified organic the Paul Blanck estate traces its history back to the 17th Century, where they produce a stunning and diverse lineup of wines from enviable parcels in the Haut-Rhin district of Alsace. Located in the village of Kientzheim, Domaine Paul Blanck produces wines that are balanced, terroir-expressive, and versatile. Owners Frédéric and Philippe Blanck farm their vines without the use of chemicals, seeking to gain the clearest possible expression of vineyard character."
$80
Italian
2022 Podere Pradarolo VEJ, Malvasia, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Bin 11G
Unmistakingably orange, this wine was macerated with its skins for 240 days. The transparent copper color is bursting with aromas from ripe apricot. It's full bodied with a slightly refreshing mouth feel that promptly disappears leaving a pleasant, rustic prolonged tannic finish.
$80
2023 Meigamma Bianco Terzo, Nasco , Villasimius, Sardinia, Bin 23F
From the southeastern tip of the Island Barbara and Giuseppe Pusceddu have organically farmed a single hectare on sandy soils about 600 meters from the sea since 2006. Terzo is a sneakily quaffable skin contact white showing off a lush body with aromas of ripe stone fruit and citrus trees, sea salt and spice. The Nasco grapes are indigenous to Sardinia and slow to rebound from phylloxera epidemic with only 40 hectares existing today.
$84
2023 Meigamma Bianco Zero, Vermentino | Moscato, Villasimius, Sardinia, Bin 5J
This is a lighter skin contact wine with pearled hues in pale yellow giving off aromas of cereals, white pepper, hard herbs and sea salt. It’s light but bodied, a little briny from the sea salt with a pleasantly sustained finish.
$67
2023 Ammàno vino bianco #11, Zibibbo, Menfi, Sicily, Bin 14E
$92
Southern Hemisphere
2022 Alice L'Estrange & Las Fermentadas La Sol de Coelemu, Moscatel | Corinth, Itata Valley, Chile, D21
Well here is a fresh cut bouquet of warm weather in a glass for your winter doldrums. It’s almost all Moscatel showing off ripe aromas of apricot and peach but with 8 weeks sitting on the skins there are tannins and acid to balance all the fruit. Soledad Caamaño’s La Únionvineyard is organically farmed and untilled. Alice has helped to convert his vineyard to chemical-free, regenerative farming practices and Las Fermentadas is a project she helms, open to any women who would like to make natural wine collaboratively at her winery as a team.
$80
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