Same River Twice Wines was created by James, a wine agent and former importer in Tokyo, in partnership with Laurent, a local vigneron whose family has farmed the area for over 300 years, to make a style of wine for people who love the aromatic richness of our terroir but seek wines with a lighter touch.
Laurent farms the vines and they make the wines together. Their shared obsessions are healthy soil, healthy grapes and blends that show terroir, or provenance, in its truest form. They’ve worked together s
Laurent farms the vines and they make the wines together. Their shared obsessions are healthy soil, healthy grapes and blends that show terroir, or provenance, in its truest form. They’ve worked together s
Presentation
Presentation
Their first vintage of “Orange” wine comes from the same terroir as our red and 2021 Rosé wines; it’s a perfect terroir for producing the kind of wines we love: pure, refreshing, and easy drinking.
Location
Near Caromb towards Beaumes-de-Venise.
Terroir
From poor, stony, clay-limestone soils, atop a well-ventilated south-east facing plateau,
around 150 to 200m altitude.
around 150 to 200m altitude.
In the vineyard
Vine Age Grenache planted in 2017,
Rolle and Viognier 2015, Muscat in 1980,
Roussanne in 2017.
Yield 60 hl/ha
Viticulture Sustainable, organic after flowering.
Climate Mediterranean
Rolle and Viognier 2015, Muscat in 1980,
Roussanne in 2017.
Yield 60 hl/ha
Viticulture Sustainable, organic after flowering.
Climate Mediterranean
Harvest
Harvest All September from early to mid to late due to different ripening times of different parcels.
Winemaking
The grape berries are de-stemmed and then moved direct to stainless steel tank to ferment using natural yeasts with temperatures controlled to a r elatively warm 22ºC to get a balance of fresh fruit and other aromatics. It fermented slowly over 15 days and remained on skins for 3 weeks. The malo-lactic fermentation was allowed to happen naturally because there was plenty of natural freshness and it roundness and complexity. A pre-filtration after fermentation any manipulation at bottling.
Ageing
Ageing 6 months in stainless steel tank
SO2 Total 60 mg/L
SO2 Total 60 mg/L
Varietals
Grenache blanc : 30%
Rolle : 25%
Viognier : 20%
Muscat blanc à petits grains : 15%
Roussanne : 10%
Rolle : 25%
Viognier : 20%
Muscat blanc à petits grains : 15%
Roussanne : 10%
Specifications
Alcohol content : 13 % vol.
GM : NO
Contains sulphites. Does not contain egg or egg products. Does not contain milk or milk-based products.
Advice
Serving
10°C/50°F
Ageing potential
2 to 3 years
Tasting
The result is a wine that’s distinctive due to its orange hue and gentle astringency that comes from fermentation on the skins. It also has thrilling fruit aromas, great freshness and relatively low alcohol. The blend of grapes and skin contact gives a truly orange spectrum with notes of orange peel, mango, pineapple, apple, white flowers and white pepper. It’s bone dry yet juicy and creamy with a nice saline acidity on the finish.
Food pairings
Couscous, lasagna, chicken with curry cream, cheese, dessert.
