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Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 4 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage4 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: dried herb, yellow apple, almond, saline
Palate: chalky lemon, white peach, creamy lees, long mineral close
Top-tier single-plot old-vines Xarel-lo from biodynamic Pares Balta. Barrique-aged Penedes white reference.
What it pairs with
- Catalan rossejat de fideos Toasted-noodle fish dish meets the wine's creamy-lees and saline drive.Find catalan rossejat de fideos on TableJourney →
- Grilled langoustines Sweet shellfish and the wine's chalky-lemon close lock together.More wines for prawns and shrimp →
- Aged Mahon cheese Mahon's salty edge sharpens the wine's herbal core.More wines for cheese →
- Roast white fish with herbs Mineral Xarel-lo lifts white fish flavour cleanly.More wines for fish →
With cheese
History
Top-tier old-vines Xarel-lo from Pares Balta. Single-plot, biodynamic, barrique-aged, made for ageing.
- 2008First Electio Xarel-lo release
Facts
- Producer
- Pares Balta · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Xarel-lo (100%)
- Classification
- DO Penedes
- Oak
- Ageing in French oak, partial new oak, on lees
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 35 to 55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008
- Biodynamic
- Demeter Certified
- Organic
- CCPAE
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Electio Xarel-lo
What does Electio Xarel-lo taste like?
Dried herb, yellow apple, almond and saline on the nose; chalky lemon, white peach, creamy lees and a long mineral close on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity.
When should I drink Electio?
Drink 4 to 15 years from vintage. The wine ages slowly with developing depth.
Is Electio vegan?
Yes. All Pares Balta wines are vegan and Demeter-certified biodynamic.
What food pairs with Electio?
Catalan rossejat de fideos and grilled langoustines are canonical pairings. Aged Mahon cheese and roast white fish with herbs are equally strong.
What grapes are in Electio?
100 percent Xarel-lo from old vines, single-plot, the top-tier expression of the variety at Pares Balta.
Tags
biodynamic
biodynamic certified
dry
high acid
medium body
medium term
mood contemplative
mood elegant
occasion cellar
occasion dinner party
occasion special
old vines
old world
organic
pairs with aged cheese
pairs with pasta cream
pairs with shellfish
pairs with white fish
price premium
single vineyard
still white
vegan
xarel lo
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