Vins el Cep Clot del Roure, Penedes DO, biodnamic wine, white, from € 19.55

Vins el Cep, GR 5 Senders Negre de Terrer, Penedes DO, organic wine, red, 2021, from € 19.55

This Vins el Cep Clot del Roure was selected by the Wine Spectator as one of the best hundred wines. It comes from 75 year old, deep-rooted Xarel Llo vines from a vineyard that is cultivated biodynamically according to Demeter guidelines.

Biodynamic wine - Profile

• Color: light golden
• Nose: unique, typical fragrances of the Xarel Lo grape are expressed here in their purest form. The fruity aromas of apple and grapefruit are in the foreground. They are accompanied by spicy and mineral notes - anise, fennel and a light sea breeze, which increase the complexity..
• Mouth: fresh, expressively intense and long-lasting taste in which all smell-true impressions are repeated.
• Drinking recommendation: Serve this wine at 10-12 ° C.

Biodynamic wine - making, Vins el Cep, Clot del Roure, Penedes DO, white

The winery covers 100 hectares of vineyards, 30 hectares of which are cultivated biodynamically according to the criteria of the Demeter Association and 70 hectares organically. Since the grapes for all wines come from biodynamically as well as organically farmed vineyards, with a few exceptions, they may not be declared as such according to the current Demeter rules. Over the next few years, all vineyards will be converted to biodynamic viticulture.

Clot del Roure is the name of this Can Prats vineyard planted in 1943 in San Llorenç, in the privileged area of ​​Espiells, in the catchment area of ​​the Annoia River. This 1.5 hectare vineyard is cultivated according to the principles of biodynamic agriculture. In the deep, chalky soil there, the Xarel Lo vine finds the best conditions to bring out its potential in nuanced wines.

After 3 years in which the drought brought the harvest to dates never brought forward. there was sufficient rain during the spring. Then a few drops fell shortly before the harvest, combined with a drop in temperature. This led to a good harvest result with an excellent degree of ripeness of the grapes.

The grape harvest was carried out manually and at the same time only the best grapes were selected, brought to the cellar in small transport boxes, followed by a short maceration with contact with the peel of the berries, then the grape juice was extracted with only light pressure and placed in barrels made of chestnut and Oak wood fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts. After the end of fermentation, this biodynamic wine with its fine yeast also matures in these barrels.
 

The wine at a glance

• Type of wine: white
• Region of production: Penedes
• Bodega - Wine estate: Vins el Cep
• Variety: Xarel Lo
• Vinification: in barrels made of chestnut and Oak
• Aging: 6 month in barrels made of chestnut and Oak
• Bottling: Vins el Cep
• Quantity in Liter: 0.75
• Vintage: 2021
• Shelf life : 8 years from vintage
• Alcohol in % Vol.: 13,5 % Vol.
• Allergenes: contains sulfite
• Vegan 
• organic certification: ES-ECO-019-CT
• We source this wine directly from Vins el Cep, Can Llopart Alzines, 08770 Espiells, Spain

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