Cazes Amber Macabeó 2024

FRANCE : ROUSSILLON : CÔTES CATALANESBIODYNAMIC : Macabeu (Macabeo / Viura)MED-BODIED, BERGAMOT, BITTER ORANGE, CLOVE, KUMQUAT, NEUTRAL OAKVinified like a red — harvested late for phenolic ripeness, macerated on skins for 7 to 15 days, then pressed and aged a minimum of 8 months in neutral oak barrels. No sulfur additions at any stage. The result sits at the contemplative end of the orange wine spectrum: clean and structured rather than funky or oxidized, with fine tannins and a spice-driven bitterness that earns its place at the table.Domaine Cazes is France's largest certified biodynamic estate — 220 hectares in Roussillon, farmed without synthetic inputs since the late 1990s and fully certified since 2005. Lionel Lavail leads winemaking. Macabeu, the indigenous Catalan variety known as Viura in Rioja and the backbone of Cava in Spain, rarely gets to show what extended skin contact can do with it. This is what it can do.PAIRINGS : Thai green curry bergamot and clove aromatics mirror the curry leaf; tannin cuts through coconut fat Miso-glazed aubergine umami richness and char need the wine's grip and bitter-orange depth Charcuterie with fig jam fat from cured meat, sweetness from jam — tannin finds the balance

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