Cellar Pardas Rupestris 2022

Celler Pardas Vintage 2022 Country Spain Region Pendès Wine Type white Varietals Xarel·lo and Malvasia de Sitges Vineyard Xarel.lo Vineyards: Muç (1971),Rebato and Agustina vineyards Malvasia Vineyards: St. Llorenç, St. Quintí Soil Very poor chalky-clayey soils for xarel.lo vineyards. Very deep alluvial loamy and slity soils for Malvasia vineyards. Viticulture Organic farming. Neither herbicides, pesticides nor any other chemicals were used on any of the vines planted to make our Rupestris. We do not plough the ground and we leave the grasses and plants to protect the soil. 100% picked by hand on 21/26/8/2022 for Malvasia and 21/22/26/28 August and 1th September 2021 for xarel.lo. Plastic 20 kgs. cases. Vinification Destemmed crushed and filled the tanks by gravity. Free-run must 55%. No industrial yeast used. Fermentation starts spontaneously in concerte tanks during 20 days at 17º. No malolactic fermentation. No finning agents used. No oak used at all. Aging 1,5 months in tanks doing Battonage every 10-15 days. 3 months in centenarian concrete tanks. Notes Rupestris evokes images and flavours that remind us of the strength of stone, the purity of the earth and everything primitive, rustic, wild, ancestral and authentic. The vineyards planted with white grape traditional varieties, cultivated at Finca Can Comas, are planted in limestone slopes. These vines are directly rooted in the bedrock, or the petrocalcic or tapassot. During summer days in these ancient shallow soils, the vines must exert themselves to achieve the water and minerals that they need to survive. It is this effort, as well as our personal illusion and devotion, that we wish to convey with tenderness in each bottle of wine that we produce. Rupestris is a grass-roots wine from Celler Pardas that has been elaborated with only one criterion, quality. With a coupage of Xarel·lo, Malvasia de Sitges, Macabeu, Xarel·lo Vermell as well as a brief maturation in a chestnut barrel, we have created a simple but true equilibrium with finesse and a true reflection and expression of our vineyards. Back to Current Releases