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Cellar Pardas 'Aspriu' Xarel-lo

$29.00

Xarel-lo, 2015

Penedès > Catalunya  > ES

The Pardas boys - Ramon & Jordi, are in the forefront of the varietal revolution happening in Penedès, celebrating local grapes. Aspriu comes from a specific spot on the Can Comas estate with its own microclimate — roughly half fermented in egg-shaped concrete and the rest in oak, then unified into a single wine that draws texture from every vessel without being defined by any one of them. Released in 2022 from the 2015 vintage, it arrived with seven years already in the bottle. We got one of the last cases in existence of this very special and singular white wine, that still holds up with dazzling acidity, texture, and complexity. Certified Organic, with some biodynamic practices.

Xarel-lo, 2015

Penedès > Catalunya  > ES

The Pardas boys - Ramon & Jordi, are in the forefront of the varietal revolution happening in Penedès, celebrating local grapes. Aspriu comes from a specific spot on the Can Comas estate with its own microclimate — roughly half fermented in egg-shaped concrete and the rest in oak, then unified into a single wine that draws texture from every vessel without being defined by any one of them. Released in 2022 from the 2015 vintage, it arrived with seven years already in the bottle. We got one of the last cases in existence of this very special and singular white wine, that still holds up with dazzling acidity, texture, and complexity. Certified Organic, with some biodynamic practices.

Grape: 100% Xarel-lo

ABV: 12.5%

The Story: Friends Ramon Parera and Jordi Arnan acquired an old estate called Can Comas in Alt Penedès, close to Sant Sadurni d’Anoia and thus Cellar Pardas was born. The property surrounds an old medieval farm and spans 30 hectares of forest and other crops (mainly cereal grains) as well as the local grape varieties—Sumoll and Xarel-lo—that Ramon and Jordi planted for their wines. From the start the work on the land focused on a holistic approach; they manage the forest surrounding the vineyards as well as the land bordering them to create a whole agrarian ecosystem and live at the property. Many biodynamic principles are followed: the vines are dry-farmed, and the clay-limestone rich soils are not plowed to avoid erosion and foster a thriving microbial community. They regularly use ground vegetation, and no synthetic products nor pesticides are utilized.

Personality: This wine is rich with notes of ripe pear, lemon and smoke, with a dazzling finish that will keep you thinking about it for days.

Harmony: Pair it with steamed Halibut with roasted & raw fennel, braised artichokes, potatoes, green garlic aioli & tapenade.