Mas Mellet - The Maceration of the Saltworks - Orange 2024
Mas Mellet is located in Gallician , in Costières-de-Nîmes in the Gard region . The estate was taken over in 2002 by Emilie and Brice Bolognini , when they were in their twenties. They work the 27 hectares of vines that were abandoned using organic farming , certified since 2007.
The Macération des Salines is a cuvée produced in collaboration with Eric Pfifferling , from Domaine de l'Anglore located in the Rhône Valley, in Tavel . This orange wine is made from Vermentino . After manual harvesting, sorting is carried out at the plot and then at the winery. The grapes are refrigerated overnight and then transferred to vats by gravity. They macerate for 14 days and are then devatted by gravity. The pressing and flow of the juices is done in demijohns.
Grape variety: 100% Vermentino
"An orange wine with character, somewhere between an infusion of dried herbs and candied citrus peel. The texture is velvety, almost tannic, like an iced black tea with bitter orange zest. Serve it slightly chilled with roasted vegetables or a candied lemon tagine. For those curious, try it with a roasted apricot tart: a guaranteed surprise!"