Sági Narancs, Jász Laci
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Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Sági Narancs, Jász Laci - 2020

Item # 44575 750mL

A skin-contact Olaszrizling from the Somló wine region, these grapes are grown on volcanic and basalt soils. The wine ferments spontaneously and spends 45 days on the skins in stainless steel. Bright with citrus and tropical fruits, spices, and a tangy saline quality, it is dry and not too tannic. A diverse option for the table, this is perfect for a rooftop Brooklyn grilling session, be it vegetables, meats, or both.
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Color
White
Vintage
2020
Country
Hungary
Region
Somlo
Producer
Jász Laci
Grape Variety
Welschriesling
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Staff Pick Notes

My new favorite orange wine is a 100% Olaszizling (Welcschriesling) from a tiny volcanic area formed five million years ago called Sághegy, the smaller of two hills that make up the Somló wine region in western Hungary. This is where Laci Jász founded the “Nagy Bajuszú Jász Laci Pincéje” (The Big Mustached Jász Laci’s Winery) in 2013 and started producing this absolute stunner. There is so much going on here but everything is in perfect harmony. Enticing aromas of wildflowers, honeysuckle, bruised mint leaf and allspice lead us to a medium bodied palate of yellow apple, tropical fruit bubblegum and tangerine mist, whose fresh acidity keeps the syrupy feel from cloying. Spontaneous fermentation with ambient yeasts in stainless steel. Three months on the skins, stays on the lees until bottling. Unfiltered and unfined, low sulfur added. Yum.

- SG

Glossary

Riesling

Though the trend is now in the other direction, for many years Riesling was known for producing wines with little alcohol and some residual sugar - too sweet for many modern wine drinkers. Though it's now cultivated worldwide, Riesling is nearly synonymous with German wine, and that country's winemakers have lately begun to produce some very exciting dry versions. They are careful to retain the delightful honeyed, flinty flavors that the best sweet Rieslings have always displayed. Alsace, of...

Read more about Riesling

Welschriesling

An Austrian white grape that produces fresh, early-drinking dry wines and some impressive dessert wines. No relation whatsoever to Riesling, by the way.

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