Rich and full bodied White Grenache grapes from Catalunya. Grown on 60-year old vines in sandy soils on the Mediterranean Sea for a complex, elegant wine.
70% whole-cluster, with skin-contact maceration smoothed out through malolactic fermentation, laying a foundation for woody, vegetal and creamy characteristics. A wine that really shows Xarel-lo's potential. Gently bitter bruised apple, salt, and honey.
The Benje White from Tenerife comes from old vineyards on the side of Pico de Teide and is 100% Listan Blanco, made with some light maceration and a little bit of flor yeast development.
100% Vernatxa Blanca (White Grenache) from Terra Alta DO, west of Barcelona. A blend of two 'passes' in the vineyards - some grapes picked early for vibrant acidity, others picked later for body and potential alcohol - the result is a fresh expression of this grape.
Skin-fermented Vernatxa Blanca (White Grenache), from vines rooted in petrified sand dunes. Aged 6 months in 500 litre oak barrels. Unfiltered, natural wine from the Ferré brothers of Catalonia, this is a saline, textured, age-worthy expression of White Grenache.
Pomagrana Blanco is made from Xarel-lo grapes from a seaside vineyard south of Barcelona. The wine is fermented in stainless steel to retain freshness and then partially aged in old barrels with the lees for six months.
Lucy Chilvers' super small production wines are centred around Xarel-lo grapes. This one is fermented and aged with a layer of yeast on top to add complexity.