Cuvées

3055 Petit Verdot Merlot

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Jean LeonPenedes€€€€€Still Red

Petit Verdot-Merlot blend from the 3055 range, named for Jean Leon's New York taxi-driver licence number. Younger style, less oak.

Can Feixes Negre Seleccio

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Huguet de Can FeixesPenedes€€€€€Still Red

Tempranillo-Cab-Merlot blend from organic Can Feixes. Continental-climate Penedes red reference.

Carta Nevada Semi-Seco

4.2

Off Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Fruity

FreixenetPenedes€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

Indigenous-trio Cava in the Semi-Seco style (37 grams per litre residual sugar), the brand's original launch back to 1941. Ripe pear, melon and quince aromatics with a creamy mousse; the right Cava for spicy food and lighter desserts.

Caus Lubis Merlot

4.8

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

Can Rafols dels CausPenedes€€€€€€€€Still Red

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

Clos Ancestral Red

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Familia TorresPenedes€€€€€Still Red

Tempranillo-Garnacha-Moneu blend at Castell de la Bleda, reintroducing the ancestral Penedes red grape Moneu. Fresh, mid-weight Catalan red.

Clos Torribas Reserva

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

PinordPenedes€€€€€Still Red

Tempranillo-Cabernet-Garnacha Reserva from organic Pinord. Catalan everyday red reference.

Finca Mas Vilella

4.4

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

Jane VenturaPenedes€€€€€€€Still Red

Single-estate Cab-Merlot-Sumoll blend from the Mas Vilella hill plot of Jane Ventura.

Gran Coronas

4.5

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

Familia TorresPenedes€€€€€€€Still Red

Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo blend aged long in oak. Penedes everyday reference Reserva. Dark fruit, cedar and savoury herb.

Mas Elena Merlot

4.6

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

Pares BaltaPenedes€€€€€€€Still Red

Single-vineyard Merlot-led Bordeaux blend from Pares Balta. Named for co-winemaker Maria Elena Jimenez.

Mas La Plana

4.9

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

Familia TorresPenedes€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Mas Petit

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Pares BaltaPenedes€€€€€Still Red

Biodynamic everyday Penedes red from Pares Balta. Garnacha-Cabernet blend with fresh red-fruit profile.

Petit Mas Comtal

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Savoury

Mas ComtalPenedes€€€€€Still Red

Merlot-Cabernet Franc blend from organic Mas Comtal. Mid-weight Penedes red for everyday drinking.

Reserva Real

4.8

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

Familia TorresPenedes€€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Vinya La Scala Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon

4.8

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

Jean LeonPenedes€€€€€€€€Still Red

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.