L'Orange Natural
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40 Knots L’Orange – Natural Wine 🍊✨
Nose: A delightful burst of sweet candied aromas, layered with ripe peach, juicy cantaloupe, and luscious nectarine syrup—a sensory invitation to something truly unique.
Palate: Bright and refreshing, this natural wine dances on the tongue with mandarin orange zest, lively lemon, and tart orchard fruits, balanced by a subtle herbal complexity that lingers beautifully. A bold yet elegant expression of skin-contact winemaking.
Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Unforgettable.
Naturally vegan friendly and gluten free.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Schönberger
Appellation
British Columbia
Vineyard Designation
40 Knots Estate
pH
3.33
Residual Sugar
0
Alcohol %
10.8
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
2025 July: Tasting notes by Karl www.mywinepal.com : A clear, bright medium-plus apricot colour in the glass. Medium-plus intensity aromas of ripe stone fruits a hint of honey, plus a touch of oranges and sweet spices with swirling. Very fruity aromas (esters). This wine is dry, medium-minus body with a lean, soft mouthfeel. Lighter tannins and medium acidity. Medium-plus flavour intensity of dried stone fruits, peach skin and a touch of oranges. A medium-plus length finishing off with the dried stone fruits, peach skin and some bitter peach pit. Lightly drying tannins and medium acidity on the finish.
Which dishes would I suggest enjoying with this wine?
Washed rind cheeses (e.g., Taleggio, Époisses) their funkiness matches the wine's fruit and spice complexity.
Wild mushroom risotto where the umami and earthiness highlight the wine’s depth without adding weight.
Seared scallops with browned butter and citrus. The sweetness and acidity from the dish match the wine’s intensity and flavours.
Lamb kofta with mint yogurt and pickled onions.
Vineyard Notes
Terroir - Salish Sea: Soils consisting of sandy gravelly marine over
sandy gravelly morainal leading to schistic clay at 12-16' depths.
Elevation sloping 3° seaward. Hot to moderate day temp, cooling at
night from the ocean breeze. Very mild winters, seldom reaching below 0°C.Farming: VSP (Vertical Shoot Position)/cane pruning (single and double cane). Sustainable farming methods, no synthetics and minimum organic certified products used.
Winemaker Notes
Schonberger whole berry, no crush, gentle punch downs in Amphora, terracotta from Florence, Italy. On skins for 3 months. No malolactic ferment. No additions and S02 levels below 20mg/l. No acid added, natural PH. Native fermentation, no yeast added. No finning, no filter, minimal effective sulphites.
Product Reviews
Danika McDowell
(Feb 11, 2022 at 9:49 AM)
My absolute favourite wine in the Comox Valley. This is what I treat myself (and my friends) to on special occasions!! Natural wine making processes means there is never any hangover effects. Keep making this amazing wine.
