{"product_id":"old-vine-catarratto-orange-nino-barraco-natural-wine","title":"Old Vine Catarratto Orange 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is 100% Catarratto from old alberello (bush vine) vines approximately 40 years old, planted on black volcanic soils just a few hundred meters from the Mediterranean near Marsala in western Sicily. The grapes are hand-harvested and spend several days macerating on the skins before pressing, giving the wine its amber-gold color and textural weight. Fermentation is spontaneous using indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks, with no added sulfites, no fining, and no filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result sits firmly in orange wine territory: full mouthfeel, smoked apricot, ripe stone fruit, and a pronounced saline, mineral edge that comes directly from the proximity to the sea. The Catarratto grape is historically associated with bulk Marsala production and blending, but old vines on volcanic coastal soils with minimal-intervention winemaking reveal a completely different side of the variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNino Barraco started his own label in 2004, taking over his family's vineyards in the Trapani hinterland. His family had previously sold base wine to the large Marsala houses. From the outset he farmed organically, focused exclusively on indigenous Sicilian grape varieties, and worked toward single-vineyard, single-variety wines. His vineyards are spread along the coast north and south of Marsala, covering approximately 20 hectares. In the cellar, his approach is to guide the wine from vineyard to glass with as little intervention as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is classified as Terre Siciliane IGP, the designation under which most of Barraco's natural, varietal wines are bottled. Serve slightly cool, around 55-58F, and give it a few minutes of air to open up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nino Barraco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41093323587783,"sku":"BARRCATA18C","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/nino-barraco-old-vine-catarratto-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780185659","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/old-vine-catarratto-orange-nino-barraco-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}