Vina Gonzalez Bastias 'Naranjo', Maule Valley, Chile 2020 Elvio Tintero mandarin orange

mandarin orange

with nice purity to the Bosc pear and green almond notes

while the flavors remain restrained—hints of melon

Then changes to Japanese ginger and lemon peel

Extremely difficult conditions cause plants to have a minimum yield per hectare and a unique concentration of their fruit juices

Vina Gonzalez Bastias 'Naranjo', Maule Valley, Chile 2020 Elvio Tintero mandarin orangeIf all orange wines tasted this good we would carry three dozen different brands. A blend of 40% Pink Moscatel, 40% Torantel, and 20% Pas, which spends 60 days on skins and is aged in Chilean Rauli (type of tree) foudres. The 200 year old vines, plus the process, give us a showy wine with tangerine, tropical fruits, plantains, aromatic white flowers, and little to no VA. Creamy, clean, and lightly viscous with medium tannins and a beautiful natural