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Alfredo Maestro Lovamor Orange

2022

From ‘The Magician of the Duero’ comes this skin contact wine made from the almost-extinct Albillo grape variety.

A leader in natural winemaking within Spain, Alfredo Maestro’s vineyards are situated within the Ribera del Duero D.O. He prefers not to participate in the rules of the region, classifying his wines as Vino de la Tierra de Castillo y León, and he uses only organic and biodynamic practices, making wine with minimal intervention.

Zero sulphur. Unfined. Unfiltered. All natural.

A hazy peach-coloured ‘orange’ wine, Lovamor Albillo has seen seven days skin-contact and has been aged in French oak. It has concentrated aromas of baked apple, stone fruits and honeysuckle. There’s pear drops and minerality too, as well as a slight grip on the palate. It’s beautifully textured with a lasting floral finish.

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Wine Type	Natural wine
Closure	Natural Cork
Alc. Vol	13.5
Region	Ribeiro
Country	Spain
Grape Varietal	Albillo

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What does skin-contact mean?

Skin-contact wine, or orange wine, is white wine that has gained a darker, deeper colour due to the contact of the fermenting juice with the grape skins. This is the same process used in red wine making and gives the wine colour, flavour and texture.

The process for skin-contact wine involves crushing white grapes and leaving them in contact with their skins for days or even months, depending on the desired intensity. Because the colour pigments are found in the grape's skins, this gives the wine an orange hue.

Skin-contact wines have a long history. They first appeared in Georgia thousands of years ago, and were still made in Italy up until the 1960's when this wine making process then fell out of fashion as more fresh white wines dominated the market. They are now making a comeback, largely as part of the natural wine movement.