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Castell d'Age 2018 L'Essencia del Xarel-lo (Pénédès)

Grown in a single stony, chalk plot planted to vines over 25 years old, this wine packs an astonishing amount of sour-tinged yet succulent fruit into its 12.5% frame. We were allocated just 40 cases.

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Wine Specifics

WineWise Code
SCD-EXL18
Country
Spain
Region
Catalonia
Color/Style
White
Farming Practices
Certified Bio-dynamic
Varieties
100% Xarel-lo
ABV
12.26
Residual Sugar
0.5
Acidity
4.1
Closure
Natural Cork
Case Size
12x750
Pricing
Discountable
Pumpover/Punchdown
Pumpover
Destemming
Complete
Fermentation Vessel
Stainless Steel
Destemming
10 days
Aging Duration (months)
6 months
Filtered
No
Fining Agents
Bentonite
Yeast
Cultured
Lees Contact/Stirring
6 months on lees
Malolactic
No
Added Sulfur
Yes 15ppm
Vineyard Name
Les Bateries
Soil Type
Calcareous
Elevation (meters)
350
Vineyard Aspect
North
Vine Age
30
Yields (hl/ha)
5000 kg/ha
Picking
Hand-harvested
Annual Production
400

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