500 ml bottle. Recommended to be served at 15°C/59°F, and served on this occasion from 15°C/59°F to 18°C/64°F (as it warmed).
Brown-copper colour.
On first impression it brought to mind French cider - there was a lot of apple, baked apple, "malic" in character - and then we found yellow gooseberry, "sweet" (early) autumn leaves (just beginning to decompose), an almost floral aspect, some dark honey. There was an incredible amount of minerality on the nose too - like an old copper pan, with maybe a little rust thrown in. There was some acetone, but the nose didn't have a lot of VA; it wasn't THAT "unclean".
On the palate, it had some weight (medium bodied) and yet a lightness to it, very well balanced acidity, the feeling of some macromolecules/suspended solids (unfined) - even those that didn't know picked it - mineral flavours as per the nose, some grip to the tannins, of course.
The standout (wonderful) features were the minerality and the finish: the flavour seemed to linger in the mid- to back palate, rather than in the actual "finish". And of course it is certainly different, but for me it's not THAT different (maybe that's testament more to my tastes for extremity though). I didn't find it particularly intriguing and it didn't have the kind of complexity that means you are continually looking/finding new things. From memory, I think perhaps Gravners offer more, but it's been a while. This is certainly interesting, but there are many other wines I'd rather return to for the same price.
I know sea urchin is considered to be one of the best matches for orange wines, but this survived oysters with a decent hit of lemon juice pretty well
40% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Grigio and 30% Sauvignon
14.12% abv, TA 6.6 g/l, 0 mg/l total SO2 (apparently!)