2024 Somos Naranjito

93 pts
Wicked value orange wine made from biodynamically farmed Verdelho.

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Description

Here’s a skin-contact white that’s full of attitude but still ridiculously easy to drink. The Somos Naranjito is an orange wine made for people who don’t usually like orange wine - or for those who do and want something a little more chill in the glass.

Mostly Verdelho (with a splash of Viognier), the fruit is grown organically and handled with just the right amount of flair by Mauricio Ruiz Cantu. One part is wild-fermented and matured on lees in old oak for a creamy edge; the other part gets the full skin-contact treatment for a massive six months, amping up the texture and spice.

Naranjito is a juicy, gingery orange wine with notes of mandarin peel, orange blossom, soft brioche and that gently grippy finish that makes it so damn good with food. It’s got all the personality you want from an orange wine, minus the hard edges.

Bright, textured and ultra-smashable - this is lo-fi winemaking at its most drinkable.

93 points
"Mustard and coriander seeds, struck flint, some orange oil and a pine/cedar note. There’s a slipperiness to texture, and silty grip, a distinct membrillo note closing out. Manchego, please."
- Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)

93 points - "73/27% verdelho/viognier. Made from two varieties that don’t always get a lot of love, but there’s a lot going on here. Apricot jam and thick-cut marmalade vibes; not sweet, of course, just deeply flavoured, and also somewhat viscous, with agreeably bitter edges moderating things. Mustard and coriander seeds, struck flint, some orange oil and a pine/cedar note. There’s a slipperiness to texture, and silty grip, a distinct membrillo note closing out. Manchego, please." - Marcus Ellis (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews

Customer Reviews

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Zari M.
Perfect

I’ve had multiple times and am always surprised how great it is

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Cassandra B.
Favorite orange wine yet

I’m slowly trying different orange wines & this is my favourite so far. It’s easy to drink, light but still fun/different - loved it, will buy again

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Nicholas B.
Delicious!

A great introduction to orange wine. The nose has a red wine with a botanical ‘Montenegro’ presence. The body was light considering how it smelt. Still had red wine influence, in terms of flavour, striking a tasty balance between more heavier white and lighter red varieties. Certainly worth a try!

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Taylor N.
A lovely drop

Had one sip and ordered four more bottles. One of my fave skin contact wines!

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Raymonda D.
Interesting drop

Skin contact, full of texture

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Amber
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Verdelho
Country Australia
Region McLaren Vale
Australian State SA
Feature Biodynamic
Natural/Lo-Fi
Organic
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 93
Alcohol 14%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
Closure Screw Cap

Somos

Mexican winemaker Mauricio Ruiz Cantu is creative mind behind this exciting McLaren Vale project, with the wines exported back to South & Central America as well as sold through just a handful of outlets and venues locally in Australia.

His focus is on 'alternative' varieties from sustainably managed vineyards - Mauricio's Aglianicos and Vermentinos being of particular note. The Somos unique wines are made with a deft touch, not fully natural but absolutely in the more lo-fi end of the winemaking pool.

The resulting wine styles are colourful, perfumed, balanced, and bursting with personality. And universally, they offer terrific value for money.

Just minuscule volumes produced, but great fun to be had across the Somos range.

Winemaker Mauricio Ruiz Cantu Somos

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