VallDolina Xarel.lo Alt Penedès 2023 Size::6 Bottle Case followed by extended lees maturation

followed by extended lees maturation to achieve depth

As the Second Wine of Château Ausone

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

aspect and rock-strewn soil

VallDolina Xarel.lo Alt Penedès 2023 Size::6 Bottle Case followed by extended lees maturationA 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