Nose
An expressive bouquet of wild flowers, almonds, marzipan and orange peel.
Palate
Medium in body, savory with a beautiful acid core. Layers of citrus, stone fruits and sweet spice envelope.
Growing Conditions
The grapes are sourced from high hillside estate vineyard at 'Paradiso', in the small DOC of Contessa Entellina (Palermo). The organically cultivated old vines grow on calcareous soil, rich in tuff. 'Paradiso' is surrounded by rolling hills of wheat fields and olive groves. The area is very windy, particularly in Spring when the strong 'scirocco' arrives, bringing sand from the Sahara. The climate is Mediterranean and the vineyards are just 30 minutes from the sea.
Harvest
September 7th
Bottling
Estate bottled, unfined and unfiltered.
Winemaking
Camur ria / kamu 'r:ia / Sicilian for 'trouble '
The organic grapes are hand-harvested early September, destemmed and macerated on the skins for 6 days. Spontaneous fermentation, without the addition of sulphites in stainless steel tank. Malolactic fermentation follows.
Aging
Camurria Orange is aged in stainless steel tank and neutral barrels for 9 months, on the fine lees before bottling, unfined and unfiltered.
Appearance
Bright orange
Food Pairing
Curry dishes and shellfish. Butternut squash risotto.