Naranjito, meaning “the little orange” is Somos’ beloved orange wine. Mauricio wanted to make an orange wine that tasted quite simply of oranges! Interestingly, Verdelho is one of the only varieties that retains a pithy, citrus backbone of fruit regardless of ripeness, so he let it sit on the vine a couple of weeks longer than when they’d normally pick it for white. Mauricio was waiting for the seeds to get lignified and the tannin profile to reach maturity, and thus it’s a white variety picked like a red variety in terms of phenolic ripeness. The 2022 vintage was fantastic with a beautiful concentration which led to a Naranjito that will also evolve quite beautifully in the bottle.

• Style: Orange Wine
• Varietal: Verdelho
• Region: McLaren Vale, SA
• Vintage: 2022
• ABV: 13.9% 
• Size: 750ml