The ‘Oriole’ (whose intense golden color matches its namesake) is a selection of the vintage’s best Albana grapes – a vine that has long been mistreated and underestimated, but is more than capable of giving wines with a strong personality – and is bottled exclusively in magnum. Intensely aromatic, starting with peach and citrus peel, sage, mint and white flowers that evolve into more savory, earth-rich notes of chamomile, chestnut, honey, leather, carob, and salt. Juicy and dynamic, agile and slightly tannic, with a beautiful through line of chalky minerality. Raffish right now, this will deepen and develop gracefully with time, too.