Gutter&Stars Fight the Power Ortega 2022

Made from 100% Ortega grapes grown at Yew Tree Vineyard in the Oxfordshire countryside, this is a savoury, tangy white wine with floral notes and a waxy finish.

The single-site Ortega was the first fruit of the long and bountiful 2022 growing season. It was hand-picked and pressed using a Champagne press cycle to gently release the bright, beautifully-scented juice. The juice was settled under a blanket of CO2 before being transferred to 227-litre American oak barrels (ex-Burgundy, fourth/fifth use) and fermented in barrel in the cool Gutter&Stars cellar using a combination of ‘wild’ and cultured yeasts. Fermentation took 30 days then the barrels were topped ahead of 18 weeks ageing on the lees, with occasional stirring to move the lees through the wine – adding body and texture, and tempering some of the naturally high acidity. The wine was bottled on 16th March 2023. ‘Fight The Power’ is bottled unfined and unfiltered making it vegan friendly. Due to this hands-off approach the wine may throw a delicate, harmless sediment.

This is a savoury and detailed white wine with bright floral notes of honeysuckle and a clean peach tea finish. Serve not quite as cold as you would normally enjoy a white wine.