2023 Can Sumoi Penedes Xarel-lo

The 400-hectare estate of Can Sumoi sits at six hundred meters of altitude in the Serra de l’Home range in the Penedès. Its 350-year-old farmhouse and stone walls accommodate thirty hectares of old Montonega, Xarel-lo and Sumoll vines; stands of oak and white pine shade the rest of the surface. The vines are cultivated on limestone soils in certified-organic fashion and the resulting wines are produced without additives, stabilization or filtration, and minimal added sulphur. They show low alcohol and refreshingly brisk acidity.

100% Xarel-lo • sourced from 45-85 year-old vines on poor clay-limestone soil at 400m altitude • Fermented with indigenous yeasts in 20% concrete and 80% tank • aged four months on the lees • minimal sulfur at bottling (< 30mg/L) Certified Organic (CCPAE)

Varietal, light, fresh and very balsamic, with intense notes of camphor, bay leaf and even mint, medicinal and pungent. It has a clean and bright color denoting youth and a clean and precise palate with mellow acidity and a bitter twist in the finish.