Electio Xarel-lo
4.7
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.
Cuvées
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.
Pairal Xarel-lo
4.8
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Single-plot Xarel-lo from old vines on Massis del Garraf limestone. Saline, herbal, structured Penedes white.
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 · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Brut Nature Corpinnat from old-vine plots on the El Pago hillside. 48 months on lees; wild herb, stone fruit and honeyed almond over saline minerality.