Vins Pepe Raventos – Xarel Lo

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Spain

Catalunya

Wine

White

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2024 (12pk/750ml) - 8 421478 660022
2023 (12pk/750ml) - 8 421478 660022
2021 (12pk/750ml) - 8 421478 660022

Origins Spain > Catalunya > Penedes

Appellation Penedes

Varietal Xarel-lo

Cepage 100% Xarel-lo

Winemaking Harvest by hand on September 14 in boxes of 15 kg. We made a selection of grapes in the vineyard. Direct entry to presses. Whole grape pressing with 50% yield. Light racking. Spontaneous fermentation with autochthonous yeasts from the vineyard in the Mas garage. We control the temperature between 18 and 20 °C in a 1,600-litre French oak foudre and amphora tank. The fermentations lasted 19 days. It is aged for 9 months on its lees where the wine stabilizes slightly and gains volume. We do not stabilize or filter. We bottle on July 6, 2022. We keep the wine in the bottle for a minimum of 9 months. We do not use any oenological additive at any time during the process.

Aging 6 months in French oak foudre and amphora and minimum 9 mont

Alcohol by Volume 12.5%

Annual Production 4.512 bottles

Markets California, Texas, National

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The Character

Overall Round and enveloping

Aromas A wide range of aromatic nuances from aniseed, Mediterranean herbs, smoked, fruit and iodine.

Mouthfeel Saline and fresh wine.

Tasting Notes In the eye, it's a straw yellow with greenish reflections. In the nose it's complex, with high intensity, balsamic. You can feel laurel, green aniseed and white fruit. In the mouth it's fresh, with good acidity, unctuous, mineral and persistent.

Selling Point From Vinya del Noguer Alt, with vines over 50 years

Pairings Grilled fish, salmon and white meats.

Awards 2021 - 95pts Wine Anorak, 95pts Wine Anorak Vintage 2017, 18pts Nº1 White Spanish Wines Jancis Robinson, 18pts Jancis Robinson Vintage 2018, 18pts Wine Anorak Vintage 2017

Sustainability 2021 - Certified Organic, Vegan, Biodynamic In Practice, Sustainable In Practice, Minimal Intervention / Augmentation, Natural Fermentation, No Sulfites Added

The Story

Xarel·lo from Vinya del Noguer Alt vineyard, a plot located above Mas del Serral. A single varietal white wine from a small plot of 2.10 hc with vines over 50 years old. A vineyard that we only work with animal traction and following the principles of biodynamics and regenerative agriculture techniques.

About Vins Pepe Raventos

Producer Story

The wines of Pepe Raventós are the fruit of his passion for viticulture and the selection of native grape varieties in unique and different soils that give these wines the breadth and complexity we seek.
The objective is to produce authentic, well-balanced wines, allowing the terroir to fully express its intrinsic nature.
The vineyard is cared according to the biodynamic and organic principles, respecting the soil and its ecosystem, in order to maintain a balanced environment.
Once the grapes have matured, the wine can be allowed to develop with minimal intervention in the cellar. Yeast, sugar, chemicals and temperature control are not used in the winemaking, making the process as natural as possible.

Producer Story

The wines of Pepe Raventós are the fruit of his passion for viticulture and the selection of native grape varieties in unique and different soils that give these wines the breadth and complexity we seek.
The objective is to produce authentic, well-balanced wines, allowing the terroir to fully express its intrinsic nature.
The vineyard is cared according to the biodynamic and organic principles, respecting the soil and its ecosystem, in order to maintain a balanced environment.
Once the grapes have matured, the wine can be allowed to develop with minimal intervention in the cellar. Yeast, sugar, chemicals and temperature control are not used in the winemaking, making the process as natural as possible.