Cacique Maravilla Vino Naranja
$32.00
4 in stock
Vintage: 2021
Region: Bio-Bio, Chile
Viticulture: Organic and Biodynamic
Grape varieties: 100% Moscatel de Alejandria
Cacique Maravilla Vino Naranja is one of Cacique’s most popular wines. Refreshing, peppery, dried apricot and peach, and tropical fruit. Salty on the finish. 100% Moscatel de Alejandría with 2 months in skin contact and spontaneous yeast fermentation in concrete. Vines are dry-farmed and grown organically over volcanic soils. There is no movement on the skins or lees and the wine finishes and settles in stainless tanks for several months before bottling. Unfined, unfiltered, and zero SO2.
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Additional information
| NATTINESS | Super Natty |
|---|---|
| FRUIT | Apricot, Dried Fruit, Tropical |
| BODY | Light-bodied |
| ACIDITY | Bright (Medium-High) |
| OAK | No Oak |
| TANNIN | Medium |
| ALCOHOL | 13-14% |
| SWEETNESS | Dry |
| SERVING TEMP | Cool Whites and Orange (53°–57°) |
| SULFUR | Zero Sulfur Added |
| VEGAN | Vegan |
| IMPORTER | Selections de la Viña |
4 in stock
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
About Cacique Maravilla Vino Naranja
Cacique Maravilla Vino Naranja is one of Cacique’s most popular wines. Refreshing, peppery, dried apricot and peach, and tropical fruit. Salty on the finish. 100% Moscatel de Alejandría with 2 months in skin contact and spontaneous yeast fermentation in concrete. Vines are dry-farmed and grown organically over volcanic soils. There is no movement on the skins or lees and the wine finishes and settles in stainless tanks for several months before bottling. Unfined, unfiltered, and zero SO2.
About Manuel Moraga, Winemaker
Manuel Moraga is the 7th generation winemaker at his vineyard. Yes, 7th generation! His ancestor was a conquistador who had a wonderful relationship with the local people. They gave him the nickname Cacique Maravilla (wonderful leader.) His Pais vines today are original and over 250 years old! Today Manuel still farms the land and makes wine in an old-school way. In a time when natural winemaking is becoming popular, Manuel is doing what he always has. Kind of like your mom who never left the 80s and now tapered jeans and leggings are back in style. The style is a little crazy but awesome.
About the Cacique Maravilla Winery
The vineyard is minimally and organically farmed, with not much pruning, and no tractors. In fact, the vines are so wild you can barely walk through the vineyard, let alone get a tractor through there! His Pais sees bottling before fermentation finishes. This gives the wine a slight fizz, the definition of the style of Pipeño. The Moscato goes sulfur-free and is delicious in a crazy, rustic funky way. Seven generations of Manuel’s family have worked on this land. They go all the way back to the original planting of the Pais vineyard in 1740! These grapes are in fact grown on vines that are 270+ years old!