Ormiale

James 2021

Name: James 2021
Brand: Ormiale
SKU: OJ21
Price: 80.00 SGD
Availability: InStock

$80.00

With an almost red wine nose, this sparkling natural wine surprises with its drinkability and tension.

This Vin de France natural sparkling wine follows the "méthode ancestrale" technique and is made with hand-picked Malbec (90%) and Cabernet Franc (10%). The grapes are pressed and only indigenous yeasts are used. It is then aged in an old limestone quarry at a consistent temperature of 10°C. The first bottling takes place in early October 2021, while still in fermentation, and is only disgorged upon order. This wine is made with only grapes and nothing else added at any point.

Technical Details

Appellation: Vin de France.
Type: Natural sparkling « méthode ancestrale ».
Grape: Malbec (90%) and Cabernet Franc (10%).
Vinification: hand-picked and indigenous yeasts only
Ageing: old limestone quarry at permanent temperature of 10°C
Bottling: October 2021 while still in fermentation
Volume: 0.75L
ABV: 12%

About Ormiale

Founded in 2007, Ormiale is situated in the north of the Entre-deux-Mers region, 15 Kilometers south of St. Emilion and 8km from Castillon la Bataille.

The 2 hectares on the Côtes de Castillon and Côtes de Francs are Demeter certified bio-dynamically grown vines, which consist of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The main wine "Ormiale" is vinified and bottled on the property as an appellation Bordeaux contrôlée.

The harvests are handpicked and completely hand de-stemmed since 2010 and loaded into conical french-oak vats and stainless steel vats. In here, the fruit is left to ferment un-sulphited and the fermentation is assisted with natural yeast. Vinification takes 4-5 weeks depending on the vintage.

The duration of the maturation of the wines is +/- 18 months. The natural wines of Ormiale are unfiltered and there is no use of albumen. Sulphites are only occasionally used when necessary, before bottling.

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