2023 SETTE LUNE VERDECA

TRY ME IF YOU LOVE: Skin contact whites

ABV: 11.0%

GRAPES: 100% Verdeca

TASTING NOTES: Intense aromas of dried apricot, orange peel, chamomile, and Mediterranean herbs on the nose. Structured and textured, with a mineral freshness, and distinct saline finish, and a light, pleasant tannic grip.

PAIRS WITH: Pairs well with rich seafood stews, spiced white meats and aged cheeses.

SERVE ME: Chilled, pop in the fridge for a couple of hours.

Made from the rare local variety Verdeca, this wine actually sees seven months of skin contact yet it does not quite pick up enough colour to be called 'orange.' It does however get a wonderful aromatic lift and buckets of texture and salinity. A special white wine whose freshness will surprise you considering its Southern Italian origins.

L’Archetipo is a winery with farming at the core of everything it does. Founded by Valentino Dibenedetto in 2010, it is now operated by himself and his four talented children Domenico, Maria, Andrea and Carlo. To quote Domenico: ‘The wine is just a tool’. L’Archetipo - The Archetype - is about defining and striving towards an ideal expression of their land through their wines, while restoring the land to its primal form as a ‘living, breathing entity’.