{"product_id":"arboreus-orange-paolo-bea-natural-wine","title":"Arboreus Orange 2014","description":"\u003cp\u003eArboreus is 100% Trebbiano Spoletino from ancient vines grown using the \u003cem\u003evite maritata\u003c\/em\u003e method, in which the vines physically wrap around and climb maple trees, hanging fruit high off the ground. This is not a stylistic affectation — it is a pre-industrial farming technique that allowed crops to be grown in the shade beneath the canopy. The word \u003cem\u003earboreus\u003c\/em\u003e is Latin for tree-like, and the name is literal. Vines on this parcel, located approximately eight kilometers from the winery in the low hills between Trevi and Montefalco, are estimated at over 120 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vineyards sit at 650 to 700 feet elevation with parcels facing east and southwest. Soils are clay and gravel. Harvest falls in the first two weeks of October. After destemming, the must ferments on the skins for up to three weeks using native yeasts only. A portion of the grape bunches is dried using the appassimento technique and folded into the fermentation, a technique Giampiero Bea uses to balance Trebbiano Spoletino's naturally high acidity. The wine then rests on its gross lees in stainless steel tanks for a minimum of two years before bottling. No sulfur is ever added. Annual production is approximately 3,000 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArboreus is labeled as Umbria Bianco IGT. Although a Spoleto DOC was established in 2011 for Trebbiano Spoletino, Paolo Bea has continued to use the broader IGT designation. The wine is deep copper-amber in the glass with polished tannins, persistent acidity, and flavors of dried apricot, honey, quince, and dried herbs. The 2014 vintage, released after the estate's standard multi-year aging protocol, shows the layered, evolved character that comes from extended lees contact and bottle age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paolo Bea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37954380923079,"sku":"1280","price":65.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/paolo-bea-arboreus-orange-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186558","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/arboreus-orange-paolo-bea-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}