2022 Parellada
2022 Parellada
Fleshy-fruited and brightly-toned acids. Pretty little white flowers pushing through clay after rainfall. Liquid minerals.
Cuvée: Parellada
Style: Still
Colour: Skins
Grapes/Blend: Parellada
ABV: 11
Vintage: 2022
Winemaking: Picked September 9, 2022, from a parcel at 337m above sea level, vines 40 years old. De-stemmed and macerated in stainless steel tank. Fermentation control at 24 degrees, macerated for 13 days, gently basket-pressed, aged in fibreglass.
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Clay-limestone
In 2018, brothers Xavi & Andreu took over their family's 32-hectares of vines, located 30km from the Mediterranean in Tarragona's Alt Camp region, Catalunya. The family farm has been organic since 2015, cultivating indigenous varieties on clay-limestone soils through the hills of Santes Creus, ranging from 240 to 420m above sea level. With most of their harvest sold to local winemakers, they vinify a tiny portion (10%) in their family basement using stainless steel, fibreglass, and a selection of barrels and glass demijohns. Employing gentle infusion maceration and light basket pressing, they craft textured whites and light, vibrant reds. These are brilliant, keen-eyed impressions of a beautiful region.