Garage Wine Co makes wines from a series of individual parcels, small lots / bottlings of 8-22 barrels that include a series of dry-farmed field-blends of Carignan, Garnacha, Monastrell, País, Cinsault and Cab Franc grown on pre-phylloxera rootstock with small farmers in the Maule and Itata. Each wine is from a 1-2 hectare parcel in a different place. Their mission is to help preserve a traditional rural way of life for small farmers in these areas by highlighting the quality of their grapes through small lot, terroir-driven wines.

Flor impressions:

This skin contact orange wine was fermented on its skins and aged in amphora, with the equivalent of five barrels made. The skin contact helps to give it explosive, heady aromas of jasmine, white grape and orange peel, with background notes of freshly baked bread. Simply put, this is an incredibly complex nose. On the palate, flavors of honeycomb, citrus zest, and grapefruit are extremely fresh. A creamy, rich texture helps to allow these flavors to meld in the mouth in a wonderfully lengthy finish.

-GG, tasted 3/1/24