ClassificationCorpinnat and DO Penedes
VarietalsXarel-lo, Sumoll, Malvasia de Sitges, Garnacha
Hectares40 ha
OwnerMas Candi partners (Toni Carbo, Ramon Jane, Mireia Torres-Maczassek, Marta Casas)
WinemakerToni Carbo
Founded2006
OrganicCCPAE
NeighbourhoodAvinyonet del Penedes

Tip: Ask to taste the still wines as well as the sparkling. The Cova Foradada Sumoll is the producer's signature still red and a rare bottling outside the region.

Cheese with Mas Candi wines

Garrotxa Our pick Garrotxa is mild, milky and buttery under its grey mould. Penedès Xarel·lo made without new oak brings fennel, citrus and a saline edge with high acidity, which cuts through the firm paste and leaves the fresh goat's milk in front. Xarel·lo (DO Penedès), Penedes: Desig Xarel-lo
Formatge serrat Our pick Serrat is pressed, firm and a little peppery. Sumoll is the Penedès native red: red cherry, wild herb and rose petal, medium-bodied with firm tannin and high acidity, enough structure to match the cheese's fat and spice. Sumoll, indigenous Penedès red, Penedes: Mas Candi Sumoll

Location

Address: BV-2412 km 2, Les Gunyoles, 08793 Avinyonet del Penedes, Barcelona, Spain

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