Mas Candi - 'Cabories' 2020/21

Mas Candi - 'Cabories' 2020/21

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"What a wine this is! Very different but certainly right up the alley for a Pinot Noir drinker. Light and crisp thus making it the perfect summer red option. Packed with ripe red berries on the nose and palate with soft tannins." 

Biodynamic. 50% Mando, 40% Sumoll, 10% Xarel.lo. From vines ranging between 10-50 years old grown in calcareous clay. Harvested by hand in small boxes with subsequent cold maceration. Mandó and Xarel·lo macerated with the skins for 14 days. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless tanks. Aged for 2 months in old barrels. Indigenous yeasts and no additions (zero SO2).

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Mas Candi

Mas Candi is a revolutionary winery located in the Penedes region of north-eastern Spain. It was started up in just 2006 by four viticulture and winemaking students from France. They are a tiny winemaking venture that use solely their own grapes from their own organically farmed vineyards. Their flagship grape is Xarel-lo, one of the most under-rated white grapes in all of Spain. They have made it their life's work over the last decade to produce serious wines from Xarel-lo to show the world how incredible it can be.

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Sumol, Mando and Xarel.lo

Sumol is a virtually extinct red grape varietal that comes from the northeastern area of Spain, most notably in the Penedes region. Rarely seen as a single varietal but it gives wines that aren't too dissimilar to a Pinot Noir or a light Cabernet Franc as it gives red berry-filled aromatics with a decent acidity.

--------THE REGION--------

Penedès

Penedès is the vast region in northeastern Spain. The fair majority of Penedès' claim to fame is from the 'Champagne of Spain', Cava. Cava is a sparkling wine that is made in exactly the same way as Champagne (bottle-fermented/methode traditionelle) only with Spanish grape varieties. The white grape varieties are: Xarel-lo, Parellada and Macabeu and Tempranillo and Garnacha can be used for the rosés.