Luna et Gaia VDF Domaine Milan ORANGE WINE 2020

Luna et Gaia VDF Domaine Milan ORANGE WINE, natural wine, organic wine, Roussane, Grenache Blanc blend, superb poise and freshness for an orange wine. A note of amontillado sherry on the nose mingles with dried fruits, caramel, provencal ‘garrigues’ aromas and is followed by a beautifully textured palate. Theo Milan’s first saunter into the world of skin contact, it was always going to be good. The style of Milan is there, never do these wines from Provence tire or cloy, they always provide complexity and drinkabaility in superbly understated symbiosis. This new orange Cuvee would undoubtedly age well too, all Milan wines do.

Henri Milan has always done thing his way, and broke away from the Baux de Provence AOC so as to have the freedom to produce the wines he wanted.

The Domaine was started by Henri's father Robert in 1956, but it wasn't until Henri took over in the mid-80s that he converted to organic production. Influenced by Claude Courtois and Claude Bourguignon, Henri began to vinify the different sections of his vineyard separately and moved further towards natural production. He now grows a number of grape varieties including Grenache, Syrah, Grenache Blanc, Rolle, Roussanne and Chardonnay. The only chemical treatment used during the entire process of growth and vinification is a small amount of sulphur dioxide, which is added, on some rare occasions, during bottling. Fermentation always takes place naturally, with the grapes blended at the beginning of the process, rather than at the end. His wines have a wonderful purity and expression of terroir.