ORANGE WAS THE COLOR OF THE DRESS | HUGHES BEGUET

'Orange was the Colour of her Dress' (reference to Charles Mingus tunes). Some of the Savagnin fruit for 'Orange...' is destemmed and macerated in three barrels over the course of 5 months, while the rest of the fruit starts its fermentation in a large vat of whole bunches with a 3 week (full) carbonic maceration. The maceration here is more accurately an infusion, without pumping or pressing, so the wine has an ethereal cloudy white appearance, instead of the typical amber or 'orange' hue that many skin contact wines have. The nose is enchanting and mysterious with floral and melon aromas, and the palate is all white apricots and morning dew.

Name: Orange was the color of the dress

Winery: Hughes Beguet

Producer: Patrice Beguet

Area: Arbois, Jura, France

Grapes: Savagnin

Type: White Wine

Alcohol: 12.5%

Size: 75cl

Note: Skinsy Savagnin with wonderful verve and texture. 3/4 of this spent 7 months on skins, with the remainder carbonic macerated. Serious stuff!