Dominio de las Abejas – Naranja

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Mexico

Baja California

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Amber

The Facts

UPCs 2023 (12pk/750ml) - 9 350675 000296

Origins Mexico > Baja California > Valle de Ojos Negros

Appellation Valle de Ojos Negros

Varietal Chardonnay

Cepage 32% Chardonnay, 22% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Colombard, 19% Marsanne, 7% Viognier

Winemaking A blend of all of the white grapes from Las Abejas that they use to make an amber (skin contact white) wine. All grapes were picked on the same day and co-fermented on native yeast for a period of a period of 18 days on the skins (except the Colombard which was direct press and blended to taste at the end of the fermentation) at the lowest temperature possible in order to manage the tannin coming from the skin contact. Like all the rest of the wines from Las Abejas, this was bottled without filtration or fining. Sulfites: 50 ppm

Aging 8 months in stainless steel tanks before bottling

Alcohol by Volume 12.0%

Annual Production 800 cases

Markets Texas

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The Character

Overall Elegant and exciting skin contact white blend.

Aromas Bright citrus notes, fresh herbs, and orange pith

Mouthfeel Bright and fresh with crisp acid and some tannin texture.

Tasting Notes All of the wines in the lineup from Dominio de Las Abejas are best summed up by a single word “delicious”, as their balance of fruit, tannin, texture, and persistence all seems to perfectly tweak the pleasure dial to 11. This is a “skin contact” white wine, which means it is a white wine made like a red (with (juice was left in contact with the skins during fermentation). The consequence of this is color (orange rather than yellow like most white wine) and a completely diﬀerent body than your typical white wine. Here you have the textures, complexity and even some of the structural elements you are accustomed to finding in a red wine, but it the envelope of grace and elegance of a bright and weightless white wine. As good as it is it’s going to be tricky to find because they don't make much of it. Luckily they made much more than last year so the trouble of finding it should ease up a bit.

Selling Point Faresh, unique, organic farmed, native yeast, sustainable

Pairings Spicy Asian or Mexican dishes, mole sauce, and pulled pork

Sustainability Certified Organic, Green Practicing, Sustainable In Practice, Minimal Intervention / Augmentation, Natural Fermentation

The Story

A blend of all the white grapes in the Domino de las Abejas estate except their Trebbiano, all cofermented except 20% of the Colombard which was direct pressed and blended in with the finished wine to give the end result a lift of natural acidity, this is a wine that showcases the work of a master winemaker. So often skin contact whites are too tannic, too rounded or lacking acid, but this is a showcase of balance. All natural as well, with native yeast fermentation and only minimal sulfites added at bottling for stability.

About Dominio de las Abejas

Producer Story

Founded in 2015, this is one of the first wineries in Mexico to be based fully in Valle de Ojos Negros, and also one of very few to have vineyards certified organic by the CCOF.

Producer Story

Founded in 2015, this is one of the first wineries in Mexico to be based fully in Valle de Ojos Negros, and also one of very few to have vineyards certified organic by the CCOF.