Bodegas Forlong - 2023 Palomino Blanco feel_Rustic Elevage in 225 litre barrels

Elevage in 225 litre barrels of 7+ years and demi-muids an additional 11 months aging in bottle prior to release

Handpicked with love from the heart of McLaren Vale

a fluffy tight head & a dry crushable finish

Juicy and yum

Albore means dawn in Corsican

Bodegas Forlong - 2023 Palomino Blanco feel_Rustic Elevage in 225 litre barrelsPalomino sourced from Puerto de Santa Maria (Pago Balbaina Baja), where their bodega is situated. Hand picked at night, the grapes are chilled to 6 for a day or two, then rigorously sorted, destemmed and pressed into stainless steel vats to ferment. The Blanco is spontaneously fermented long and cool at 15 degrees over 3 weeks, retaining great perfume, and then aged for 6 months on fine lees in stainless steel before bottling un fined. Viticulture is