Suave Orange Soave? Menti - Monte del Cuca 2013

The message from Menti, a small family estate in Northern Italy's Veneto, has a clear intent - these wines are strong, characterful and rather distinct from the usual light, fruity fare that one would expect. Monte del Cuca is a 100% Garganega feremented

(Almost) every week, I select an orange wine (a white wine made with extended skin contact) that grabbed my attention. View the whole series here.

Writing the title to this post, I accidentally started humming "sendin' out an SOS..." - strangely apt, after all what is wine if not a "message in a bottle"? The message from Menti, a small family estate in N…