VallDolina Xarel.lo Alt Penedès 2023 Size::6 Bottle Case It is 100% Pinot Noir

It is 100% Pinot Noir and entirely from a highly regarded organic vineyard

with the addition of bitter botanicals like rhubarb root

It was crushed to amphora where it spent 54 days on skins

The nose has primary fresh aromas of citrus fruits and pear

It has good acidity and a slightly smoky

VallDolina Xarel.lo Alt Penedès 2023 Size::6 Bottle Case It is 100% Pinot NoirA scorching Catalan white from the Garrafs mountain range separating Barcelona and Sitges. This is Peneds but very much not Peneds. Instead of the low lying 'vegetable garden' (as it is unkindly referred to) vineyards, this remote mountain range has vines at very high altitude planted in limestone. These two factors set this Xarel. lo apart from the flabby wines grown elsewhere across the region. 70 year old, organically grown Xarel. lo vines dot pine