Muscadelle from Gaillac, South West France

Aromatic • juicy • savoury • saline

Named for the producer’s sister, this is a beautiful and textural expression of Muscadelle, a variety rarely seen as a single-varietal wine. The grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and undergo a gentle maceration on the skins before resting for an extended period in amphora. This skin contact method imbues the wine with a delightful tension, offering a core of juicy passionfruit and mango notes offset by a complex, slightly smoky and savoury salinity.

Ori Vin is the project of Oriane Rosner, who swapped London life for the vineyards of Gaillac in South West France in 2020. Her journey began by volunteering and learning the craft at the nearby biodynamic Domaine Gayrard, an experience she credits as essential to her becoming a winemaker. While technically a négociant (a wine merchant who buys grapes), Oriane meticulously farms her small rows of vines—which include Gamay, Muscadelle, and young Syrah—on pristine, clay-limestone soils as if they were her own. Her focus is on fun, bright, and dynamic wines that are a pure expression of the Gaillac region and a testament to the community that has supported her venture