de Calpino is a single vineyard Garnatxa Blanca that has been aged on its lees. The vineyard, planted in 1897, is over 125 years old; the oldest Garnatxa Blanca vineyard in Catalonia. This wine is aged only in stainless steel (no oak) and is therefore a pure expression of the terroir and the old vines.
#1 White Wine of Catalonia (2014)
#1 White Wine of Catalonia (2017)
9.8 points, La Guia de Vins de Catalunya (2013)
9.75 points, La Guia de Vins de Catalunya (2017)
93 points, Decanter (2016)
Gold (90+), Gilbert & Gaillard (2014)
Aged only in stainless steel, on its lees, for 4 months. No oak is used for this wine to produce an exclusive expression of varietal and terroir.
Hand-harvested in the early hours of the morning. Whole clusters are pressed and the juice settles for 24 hours. Fermentation in stainless steel to dryness.
Alcohol: 14% pH: 3.32 Acidity: 4.7 g/L