Xarel·lo
Xarel·lo
Juvé y Camps 2021 Reserva de la Familia Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava
Spanish Sparkling
$39.99
Ripe white peach and apricot open with lemon citrus, fennel, toast and a touch of green tea. The palate is creamy, fresh and rounded, with a fine, sandy mousse and bright citrus tension. Long ageing brings savoury depth without heaviness, carrying the white-fruit flavours into an elegant, dry finish.
Castell d’Or Brut Organic Cava
Spanish Sparkling
$26.99
Very pale in colour, this sparkling organic Cava shows tropical and white-fruit aromas. The palate is round, with integrated acidity and good length. Xarel·lo, Macabeo and Parellada are fermented separately before a second fermentation in bottle. More than fourteen months of bottle ageing develops the bubbles. The wine contains eleven and a half percent alcohol; the recommended serving temperature is seven to eight degrees Celsius.
Parés Baltà Cava Brut B Organic NV
Spanish Sparkling
$33.99
Pear, apple and toast appear in a pale-yellow sparkling wine with a fresh, lively fruit profile. The texture is light and soft, and the finish is pleasant. Macabeo, Xarel·lo and Parellada form the blend. The wine is certified organic, biodynamic and vegan-friendly. Its fruit comes from high-altitude vineyards in Pontons, and the cuvée undergoes a second fermentation in bottle.
Maria Rigol Ordi 2019 Reserva Brut Nature Cava
Spanish Sparkling
$42.99
Ripe peach, green apple and lemon peel appear with toasted nuts, butter, bread dough and vanilla. Persistent flavours continue through the finish. Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel·lo form the blend. Traditional-method production includes a second fermentation in bottle and at least twenty-four months of bottle ageing, with no sugar added after disgorgement. The wine contains 11.5% alcohol.
Maria Rigol Ordi 2024 Vinya Llarga Xarel·lo
Spanish White
$51.99
Made entirely from Xarel·lo grown in the single Vinya Llarga parcel, the wine is pale straw-yellow, with apple, fennel, lemon-yogurt and saline notes. Half the wine ferments and ages in two 500-litre amphorae, while the other half uses stainless steel. The amphora portion spends six months on its lees. The profile has good acidity, candied fruit and ripe pear, with a lightly lactic finish. The vineyard is farmed organically.
Finca Parera 2016 Sassó Xarel·lo Penedès
Spanish White
$59.99
Xarel·lo forms the wine, and ageing takes place in acacia barrels. The fruit comes from dry-farmed vineyards and is harvested by hand. The estate lies in upper Penedès, where calcareous clay soils are present. Farming is certified organic and Demeter, with biodynamic methods in use. No sulphur dioxide is added. The vineyard area covers fourteen hectares.
Raventós i Blanc 2016 Silencis Xarel·lo 1.5 L
Spanish White
$78.99
Xarel·lo comes from an east-facing vineyard with fifty-year-old vines rooted in limestone soils containing marine fossils. The wine is dry, acidic and saline, with fennel in the profile. Fermentation takes place without oak. The wine ages on its lees and is bottled without stabilization or filtration. Viticulture on the property extends back more than a century. This is a still white wine from Penedès.
Maria Rigol Ordi Màgnum Cupatge Dos Mil Divuit Reserva Brut Nature 1.5 L
Spanish Sparkling
$119.99
Pale yellow colour carries light golden hues. Fine, creamy bubbles accompany floral notes, Mediterranean herbs, pear, green apple, grapefruit, peach and apricot. The texture is light and silky. The family winery is based in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, where it preserves manual riddling and hand disgorgement. Its Cavas use traditional Penedès varieties and are made for extended ageing.
Recaredo Relats de Viticultors Brut Nature
Spanish Sparkling
$59.99
Ripe yellow fruit, apricot and citrus peel meet delicate herbal and floral notes. Bone-dry and energetic, the palate is driven by fine bubbles, bright acidity and a firm stony-mineral line, finishing long, chalky and saline. Traditional bottle ageing under natural cork and hand disgorgement support its precise character. Serve with oysters, shellfish, cured ham or fried seafood.
Recaredo 2018 Terrers Brut Nature
Spanish Sparkling
$69.99
Fine bubbles carry a bone-dry, elegant profile, with tension and ripeness held in careful balance. The palate is long, nuanced and distinctly wine-led, its generous fruit kept fresh by a taut, precise frame. A composed sparkling wine with more depth than froth. Serve with oysters, jamón, grilled fish or aged cheeses.