Cellar-worthy in Penedes

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Cava de Paraje Calificado from the Finca la Fideuera plot. Fennel, wild-herb and saline minerality with creamy lees depth from over 60 months in bottle.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard Chardonnay Cava de Paraje Calificado from a southwest-facing 286-metre clay-loam plot. Over 90 months on lees brings white-flower aromatics, iodine minerality and a velvety creamy texture.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard Cava de Paraje Calificado from the Casa Sala finca at the historic Mediona estate where the Ferrer family has farmed since the 13th century. Over 80 months on lees brings dried apricot, almond and saline minerality.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Single-plot Merlot from fossil-rich Cretaceous limestone at Massis del Garraf. The estate's serious red ageable wine.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Xarel-lo-Macabeo Brut Corpinnat aged 110 months on lees and sealed with natural cork during the tirage. Candied fruit, butter and toast over fine lees, dry nuts and wild herbs.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-disgorgement library release with over 180 months on lees, demonstrating Xarel-lo-Macabeo's exceptional long-ageing potential. Honeyed nuts, tarte tatin and white truffle aromatics over saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The iconic amphora-shaped bottle (designed by founder Agusti Torello) holds an indigenous-trio Brut Nature aged 60 to 84 months on lees, released only in exceptional vintages. Dried fruit, honeyed almond and lees toast over saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Cava de Paraje Calificado from a 7-hectare plot planted 1972 on calcareous soils. 108 months on lees; wild-herb, almond and saline minerality on a long elegant frame.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Gran Reserva under Conca del Riu Anoia, aged 84-plus months on lees from Demeter-certified biodynamic estate. The brand's long-aged flagship; honeyed nuts, candied citrus and wild herb.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Single-vineyard 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon from the 29-hectare Mas La Plana plot at Finca El Maset planted in the early 1970s. Bordeaux-style barrique ageing on Penedes limestone.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Macabeo-led Brut Nature Corpinnat aged over 100 months on lees and hand-disgorged. First vintage 1962, when Macabeo was considered the finest grape for long-aged sparkling. Demeter-certified biodynamic estate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc from the Finca Les Arnes parcel on Silurian slate soils. Long ageing in French oak.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-blend Brut Nature Corpinnat from the Finca Serral del Vell parcel at 255 to 280 metres. Minimum 87 months on lees; wild-herb and stone-fruit aromatics over saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Corpinnat from a north-facing plot planted in 1940. Over 100 months on lees brings wild-herb and honeyed-almond depth on a saline, racy frame. First vintage 1999, released 2008.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

First single-variety Cabernet Sauvignon labelled and bottled in Spain. Single-vineyard from the 1963-planted Vinya La Scala plot at Chateau Leon in Torrelavit.