Structure
Drinking window
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: apricot, yellow peach, honeysuckle, orange blossom, citrus zest
Palate: dried citrus peel, tea tannin
A skin contact Ortega in which apricot, yellow peach and honeysuckle unfold alongside orange blossom and citrus zest. Broad and expressive with a supple richness, fine skin-derived tannins giving a gentle tea-like grip, and dried citrus peel on the long finish.
What it pairs with
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Roast squash with tahini
Skin tannin and apricot richness love sweet roast vegetables and sesame. -
Moroccan lamb tagine
Tea-like grip and dried citrus peel meet warm spice and preserved lemon. -
Washed rind cheese
Orange wine is one of the few styles that handles a pungent rind.
Facts
- Producer
- Tillingham · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Ortega
- Oak
- Skin contact white; fruit grown organically and biodynamically at Tillingham
- ABV
- 11.5%
- Price
- GBP 36 at the farm
- Drinking window
- 0-5 from vintage
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
Frequently asked about Tillingham Orange Ortega
What is orange wine?
A white wine fermented on its grape skins, which draws out colour, texture and a light tannin grip. Tillingham makes one from Ortega at Peasmarsh.
What does Tillingham Orange Ortega taste like?
Apricot, yellow peach and honeysuckle with orange blossom and citrus zest, broad and expressive with a supple richness, gentle tea-like tannin and dried citrus peel on the finish.
What is Ortega?
A German crossing planted widely in England for its early ripening and aromatic character. At Tillingham it is the base for both the skin contact orange wine and a qvevri-fermented white.