Fruity in Penedes

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

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

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

100 percent Pinot Noir Brut Nature rose Corpinnat from the Demeter-certified Gramona estate. Wild strawberry, raspberry and rose petal aromatics over saline minerality and 36-plus months on lees.

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

Single-vineyard 100 percent Pinot Noir Cava de Paraje Calificado vinified as a Blanc de Noirs. Wild-strawberry and rose-petal aromatics with creamy lees depth from over 60 months in bottle.

Off Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Ancestral-method Muscat from organic Avinyo. Cleaner Moscato d'Asti-style Penedes sparkler.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Romantic

Garnatxa-led rose Cava with a touch of Pinot Noir for elegance. Wild strawberry, redcurrant and rose petal aromatics over a soft creamy mousse and delicate citrus finish.

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

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.

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

Mono-varietal Viognier from Naveran, unusual for Penedes. Rhone-influenced barrique-aged white.

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

Indigenous-trio plus Monastrell rose under the Raventos family's private Conca del Riu Anoia appellation. 18 months on lees; mandarin, blood orange and white-raspberry register with biscotti hint and citrus finish.

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

Pinot Noir and Trepat rose Cava in the Elyssia premium range. Wild strawberry, raspberry and floral citrus aromatics over an elegant creamy palate; the salmon-pink colour comes from short skin maceration.

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

Monastrell-Garnatxa rose Brut Nature Corpinnat aged 30 months on lees, hand-disgorged. The current Mediterranean-red blend (replacing Pinot Noir from 2014) gives a salt-and-herb register over a creamy, saline frame.

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

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

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

Pinot Noir-Monastrell-Garnacha rose Corpinnat aged 24 months on lees. Complex wild-berry, fresh-grass and toasty aromatics with sour cherry and candied lemon on a precise, brioche-and-acidity frame.

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

100 percent Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs Cava with raspberry, redcurrant and wild-strawberry aromatics over a creamy, delicate body and long finish; relaunched in 2010 as the first Cava made entirely from Pinot Noir.

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

Sumoll-Pinot Noir rose Brut Nature Corpinnat from dry-farmed organic vineyards. 24 months on lees; wild strawberry and rose petal with Mediterranean herb register and saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Aromatic blend from organic Sumarroca. Xarel-lo backbone with Muscat and Gewurztraminer floral lift.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Riesling from Familia Torres planted in cool-climate Penedes high parcels. Off-dry, aromatic, with citrus and white-peach lift.