Smallfry Barossa Tangerine Dream NV is a bold, skin‑contact “orange” field blend from Smallfry in the Barossa, built from Semillon, Pedro Ximenez, Riesling and Roussanne with a touch of Muscat, all farmed biodynamically. It’s the classic “red drinker’s white” – full, dry, grainy and layered, sitting between oaky Chardonnay and more hardcore skin‑contact whites.

In the glass it pours deep golden‑orange and fairly cloudy. Aromas are all citrus peel and orange rind, ginger, warm spice and subdued blossom, with baser notes of oatmeal, brown rice, haystacks and sunlight, plus hints of Meyer lemon, bitter orange marmalade and earthy, sandy notes. The palate is full‑bodied and dry with grainy, sandy tannins, plum‑skin chew and fleshy pockets of fruit richness (yellow apple, pear, grapefruit, pineapple), finishing long, savoury and persistent at about 12% alcohol.

It’s NV because the current bottling blends 2024 and 2025 components to keep style and complexity consistent despite a frost‑hit 2025 harvest. The grapes are hand‑picked through the vintage, wild‑fermented on skins for 2–3 weeks, aged in old oak and tank, unfined, unfiltered and minimally sulphured.