Can Sumoi Xarel·lo 2023 is the purest expression of one of the most appreciated native Catalan white varieties. The new winery of still and natural wines from Raventós i Blanc produces this fantastic single-varietal high-altitude wine, made from recovered vineyards in Bajo Penedès.
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Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Xarel·lo
Type of bottle
Truncated Conical Bottle
Capacity (cl)
75
Sugar
>0.5
General Information
Clean, fresh, and harmonious, Can Sumoi Xarel·lo 2023 is one of the single-varietal wines, featuring solo Catalan native grapes, with which the prestigious family firm Raventós i Blanc debuted its new line of still and natural wines.
The estate where it is located, Can Sumoi, gives its name to this new project. It is an old agricultural farm from 1645, situated in El Montmell (Tarragona), at 600 meters altitude. There, under the direction of Pepe Raventós, winemaker and viticulturist, they produce wines that aim to be a true reflection of their origin. They achieve this by reviving the most ancestral rural traditions and discarding any type of enological artifice.
Can Sumoi Xarel·lo 2023 was born from the fruit of fifty-year-old xarel·lo vines, in recovery, planted in goblet, in clay-limestone soils, and worked according to the dictates of organic viticulture. The production of this unique white wine included its alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks, at controlled temperature and with indigenous yeasts from the vineyard, and spontaneous malolactic fermentation with its fine lees, for 3 months performing two battonages per week. The result is a wine from the D.O. Penedès with a very intense nose, with aromas of Mediterranean herbs and balsamic notes, and very flavorful, almost salty, on the palate.
The winery
Can Sumoi is the new winery from Raventós i Blanc, exclusively dedicated to the production of natural wines. Born from the growing passion of Pepe Raventós and Francesc Escala for this type of winemaking, the estate, which also gives its name to the project, is located in El Montmell, in the Bajo Penedés, at the foot of the Serra de 'l’Home, in a setting nestled at 600 meters above sea level.
Coinciding with their departure from the D.O. Cava in 2012, the Raventós family discovered this 400-hectare property, which had housed a biodynamic farm since 1645, and chose it to produce their high-altitude natural wines. The raw material comes from 30 hectares of vineyards, planted with the local varieties parellada, xarel·lo, and sumoll, on mineral soils with sediments and marine fossils dating back 113 million years.
In this privileged environment, Pepe Raventós aims to go further. The Catalan winemaker is firmly committed to biodynamic viticulture and naked wines, crafted according to rural traditions, reflecting their origin, without any enological additives.
Coinciding with their departure from the D.O. Cava in 2012, the Raventós family discovered this 400-hectare property, which had housed a biodynamic farm since 1645, and chose it to produce their high-altitude natural wines. The raw material comes from 30 hectares of vineyards, planted with the local varieties parellada, xarel·lo, and sumoll, on mineral soils with sediments and marine fossils dating back 113 million years.
In this privileged environment, Pepe Raventós aims to go further. The Catalan winemaker is firmly committed to biodynamic viticulture and naked wines, crafted according to rural traditions, reflecting their origin, without any enological additives.