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.

Aspriu

4.7

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

PardasPenedes€€€€€€€€Still Red

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

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.

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 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.

Gaintus Rare Sumoll

4.6

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

Heretat Mont-RubiPenedes€€€€€€€€Still Red

Mono-varietal Sumoll from Heretat Mont-Rubi, the cellar that revived the indigenous Penedes red. High-altitude single-vineyard.

Gran Caus Red

4.7

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

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

Estate Bordeaux-style red from fossil-rich Massis del Garraf limestone. Garrigue-herb and graphite-mineral expression of the terroir.

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 Candi Sumoll

4.4

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

Mas CandiPenedes€€€€€€€Still Red

Mono-varietal Sumoll from organic Mas Candi. Part of the grower partnership's indigenous-grape revival range.

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.

Mont-Rubi Black

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Heretat Mont-RubiPenedes€€€€€€€Still Red

Garnacha-Sumoll-Carinyena blend from Mont-Rubi's high-altitude Font-Rubi vineyards. Mediterranean herb-driven Penedes red.

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.

Sus Scrofa

4.5

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

PardasPenedes€€€€€€€Still Red

Cab Franc-led blend from organic Pardas in the Bitlles river valley. Wild boar print labels (Sus Scrofa) reflect the Mediterranean forest reserve at the estate.

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.