VallDolina Xarel.lo Alt Penedès 2023 Size::6 Bottle Case Power with elegance

Power with elegance

flavours of sultanas

This Pinot Blanc acts like Pinot Gris on the nose — rich

the subtle balance between freshness of badian (Chinese Anise) and the intensity of liquorice infusion

The remaining grapes are basket pressed and wild-fermented in old French oak

VallDolina Xarel.lo Alt Penedès 2023 Size::6 Bottle Case Power with eleganceA 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