Contemplative in Penedes

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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Single-vineyard mono-varietal Cabernet Franc from Pardas. Long ageing, structured, built for the cellar.

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

Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 70-plus months on lees in the Mestres palace cellar on the Sant Sadurni town-hall square. Dried fruit, honey and creamy lees over saline minerality.

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

Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature with the Cupada library releases over 48 months on lees. Dried fruit, toasted almond and saline minerality from a 5-hectare hand-farmed estate.

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

Rare-grape Penedes white from the Italian Incrocio Manzoni cross (Riesling x Pinot Bianco). Single-plot on Garraf limestone.

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

Top-tier single-plot old-vines Xarel-lo from biodynamic Pares Balta. Barrique-aged Penedes white reference.

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

Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature aged 84 months on lees. Honeyed nuts, blossom and wild-herb aromatics over saline minerality from the organic Heretat Can Llopart estate.

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

Macabeo-Xarel-lo-Chardonnay Brut Nature Gran Reserva aged 40 months in the six-pointed-star cellar. Yellow stone fruit, lemon curd and toasted-brioche aromatics over a creamy palate.

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-plot Chenin Blanc from Can Rafols dels Caus, an unusual variety for Penedes. Loire-influenced styling with full barrique ageing.

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

Blend of indigenous Montonega (a regional heritage white) with Xarel-lo and Macabeu, aged minimum 60 months on lees. Ripe white fruit, honey and brioche over dried pineapple, butterscotch and chalky minerality.

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

Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature aged minimum 90 months on lees from 40 plots in the Bitlles valley. Very complex aromas with fresh fennel and thyme on a background of ripe fruit and toasty notes; dense, structured palate.

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 · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard heritage-grape Brut Nature under Conca del Riu Anoia using indigenous Xarel-lo Vermell, Bastard Negre and Sumoll. 42 months on lees; wild herb, stone fruit and smoky lees from Demeter-certified biodynamic estate.

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.

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

Single-vineyard Cabernet Franc from the Vinya Le Havre plot at Torrelavit, an unusual mono-varietal Cab Franc for Penedes.

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

The first zero-dosage Cava ever produced, registered with the Spanish Patent Office in 1948. Indigenous-trio Brut Nature with sourdough bread, lemon zest and seamless hazelnut from extended lees ageing.