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2025 Advent Calendar – Day 21: Orange Gold 2023
Advent Calendar · Day 21
A journey through the Languedoc in 24 wines. On our sun-drenched land in the south of France, we cultivate excellence, sustainability and a passion for wine to share the Mediterranean art de vivre in every bottle.
Orange Gold 2023
Vin de France
100 ml tasting experience
With Orange Gold, Gérard Bertrand unveils a new cuvée: a wine of light, symbolised by the sun and the alchemical sign for gold. This wine’s striking orange colour and golden highlights pay tribute to the first orange wines, made in Georgia 4,500 years ago. Made from organic grapes and expressing every nuance of its terroir, Orange Gold is AB-certified.
Orange Gold is made using an ancient winemaking technique: white grapes are vinified and fermented in whole bunches, as they would be for a red wine. Maceration with the skins and stems gives it an intense orange colour, golden highlights and a distinctive tannic character. This blend of predominantly Mediterranean grape varieties – Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Marsanne, Mauzac and Muscat – offers a unique profile, remarkable finesse and aromatic subtlety.
Terroir
- Location
- Aude Hauterive, Narbonne – Languedoc, France
- Climate
- Semi-arid Mediterranean climate with a temperate spring variation
- Soils
- Deep sediments of the Aussou, slightly calcareous sandstone (Campanian)
Tasting notes
Colour
Striking orange colour with golden highlights
Nose
Complex nose bursting with notes of white flowers, candied fruit and white pepper
Palate
On the palate, remarkable aromatic freshness, precise flavours and fine balance are supported by a structure that gives the wine body and character. The texture is smooth and delicate, enveloping the palate, while the tasting ends with a long finish and a gentle hint of bitterness that stimulates the taste buds.
Technical information
- Grape varieties
- Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Marsanne, Mauzac, Muscat
- Cultivation
- Biodynamic
- Yield
- 25 hl/ha
- Planting density
- > 5000 vines/ha
- Alcohol
- 14% vol
- Serving
- Serve Orange Gold at 10 °C to fully appreciate its freshness and minerality.
- Ageing potential
- Up to 5 years
Winemaking
- Made using an ancient orange-wine winemaking technique.
- White grapes vinified and fermented in whole bunches, as for red wines.
- Maceration with the skins and stems to bring colour, tannins and aromatic complexity.
- Blend of Mediterranean grape varieties (Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Marsanne, Mauzac, Muscat).
- Carefully controlled winemaking to preserve the wine’s finesse, subtlety and balance.
Food and wine pairings
Aperitifs and sharing cheese boards
a natural pairing with the smooth texture and slight bitterness on the finish
Spicy cuisine, particularly Indian dishes
the aromatic freshness complements the spices without being overwhelmed
Asian dishes
perfect with bold flavours and varied textures
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