NEW WORLD ORANGE WINE GIFT DUO - Cork & Cask

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Chenin Blanc, released under the natural wine label ‘Brutal’.

The first wine is Unico Zelo Esoterico a Skin Contact white grape blend: Fiano, Zibbibo, Moscato Giallo, Gewurtztraminer, Greco – Riverland & Clare Valley. This has become one of our most cult-followed wines since we began. It’s not exactly white wine, nor red – many call it Orange or Amber wine…but we just call it Esoterico. No fining or filtration.

A gem of orange wine made with Fiano, Zibbibo, Moscato Giallo, Gewurtztraminer & Greco with grapes coming from Riverland & Clare Valley. This has become one of the wineries most cult-followed wines since they began making it. It is easy to see why as it remains elegant & fresh while evoking memories of mango & tropical fruit all finishing up with a juicy pithy tannin. Expect flavours of herbal beeswax combined with pineapple, dried mango & blood orange. A crowd friendly but complex orange wine. The second wine is Mother Rock Orange Wine. A small-batch, single-vineyard Chenin Blanc from the Paardeberg Mountain to the south of Malmesbury. 10 days skin-contact provides a gentle orange hue that translates on the palate to a juicy Seville orange character, with tropical kumquat and a chalky mouthfeel.

Mother Rock is a collaboration between winemaker Johan Meyer and Indigo founder Ben Henshaw. Johan, a star of the new South African wine scene, has developed strong relationships with some of the best grape growers across the Cape over the years, and as a result he has gained access to some of the region’s best fruit. Uncertified Organic grapes are fermented whole bunch with daily punch-downs for first 10 days, 2 weeks skin-contact then aged for 8 months on gross lees in 1,600 litre concrete eggs. Less