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Saint Cyrgues Salamandre Orange

2022

A natural orange wine from the Southern Rhone. Full of beautiful flavours, colour and character. Utterly unique!

Salamandre Orange is made at Château Saint Cyrgues, in the South of France near Nîmes. It faces the Petite Camargue, one of the most beautiful sites in France, and the Mediterranean Sea. The southern exposure of the estate allows for good ripeness of the grapes, which gives the wine its racy and fine character. Its geographical location makes it the southernmost vineyard in the Rhône Valley, they apply the "Organic Culture" philosophy.

The terroir of rolled pebbles give the wine consistency, elegance and finesse. A skin-contact Grenache Blanc with great suppleness, fruit and roundness.

Salamandre Orange is known for its distinctive orange colour and flavour profile, combining white and red wine characteristics. It may exhibit flavours of dried fruits, floral notes, nuttiness, and sometimes a slight oxidative character. The texture can be slightly grippy due to the tannins extracted from the grape skins, but it's not too far in the funk zone.

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Wine Type	Natural wine
Closure	Natural Cork
Alc. Vol	12.5%
Region	Rhone
Country	France
Grape Varietal	Grenache Blanc

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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.

What is organic wine?

Organic wine is wine made from grapes grown in accordance with the principles of organic farming. This excludes the use of artificial chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides.

Previously, “Made with Organically Grown Grapes” was legally the only claim possible, but regulations introduced in 2012 now allow the whole winemaking process, from harvest to bottle, to be certified by law.

The definition does still vary from country to country though. In the US, no additional sulfites may be added to any organic product, including wine. In the EU, added sulfites are allowed, though there are limits on how much. Most other wine-producing countries do not have their own standards for organic wine and observe the standards of the nation importing the wine.