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Giz Orange 2022
25,50 €
Citrus and floral aromas, reminiscent of orange blossom, orange peel and quince. Hints of spice and beeswax add aromatic complexity. On the palate it is an elegant wine, full of minerality and freshness, reflecting the limestone soils from which it comes. At the same time, it is a deep, structured and complex wine, the result of the perfect ripeness of the grapes during the harvest and the long ageing in barrels.
| Producer | Luís Gomes |
| Region | Bairrada |
| Grapes | Maria Gomes |
| Soil | The vineyard is around 30 years old, in limestone soils, where the Maria Gomes grape variety predominates. |
| Winemaking | Grapes are destemmed and fermented in a mill with complete tanning. Malolactic fermentation and ageing in used barrels, followed by occasional batonnage until the bottling date in June 2023. Tartaric and protein stabilisation was achieved naturally during an extended 10-month ageing period in barrels. |
| Aging | 10 months in old barrel. |
| Capacity | 750 ml |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 11,5% |
| Temperature | 10ºC - 12ºC |
| Harmonizations | Prawn curry, Moroccan chicken tagine and yellow cheese from Beira Baixa. |
Product of Bairrada's chalky terroir, these wines express in a unique way the characteristics of the soil from where it originates.
Deriving from indigenous varieties and centenary vineyards planted in poor and stony soils, it is produced in total commitment with nature. In the end, we get wines with no masks, authentic, structured, elegant and complex, full-fledged with individuality and character.
THE VINEYARD
Centennial vineyards, full of native varieties, where the Baga and Maria Gomes predominate, planted in stony and poor soils, the raw material is scarce, but extremely precious. The chalky nature soils, that allow the development of unique and unmistaken wines, help the retention of natural acidity and, conveying freshness and minerality, contribute for the authenticity, singularity and complexity of the final product.
Bairrada is a wine region, just right outside the university city of Coimbra, located between the Atlantic coast and, the neighbor countryside region, Dão. Is characterized by rainy winters and mild summers, with a climate heavily influenced by the sea. The soils range from sandy to clayey and chalky, which allows it the ability to produce wines in different styles. Classified as a PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) region, it stands out by the unparalleled reds, however, is also known and renowned by its fresh and mineral whites as well as the high quality sparkling wines.
WINES MADE WITH LOVE
It´s an entrepreneurial project that has as main focus the recovery of old traditional vineyards (saving them from being uprooted) and the production of authentic wines.
Thus it borns the solo project, in chalky nature soils, reminding GIZ (chalk).
