In making the Vichingo what we strongly wanted to achieve was a natural wine without any of the faults which often afflict wines in this category. We wanted it rich earthy and clean and I think that we very much achieved this target! True to its “ramato” skin contact style - with a hint of salinity and mineral backbone, this wine is a perfect partner to all kinds of cuisine and manages to transition from light and delicate vegetable and seafood dishes to hearty grilled meats with aplomb. Amber and gold color. Aromas of wild herbs, hay and yellow fruits and Mediterranean herbs. The taste is of dried apricots, ginger and honey. On the finish a salty freshness carries the mind to the sea shore and a light tannic note reminiscent of green tea. A pleasant rusticity reveals its artisan preparation and a great territorial expressivity. Incredibly clean for a natural wine, it is complex and intriguing. A truly wonderful skin contact white expression that combines pin point precision, wound spring tension and purity. The intensity on the palate is pithy and slightly grippy with subtle hints of skin contact phenolics, walnuts, a stony liquid minerality and a long, cool, peachy, delicately saline fresh finish. Effortlessly drinkable.
