Heretat Montrubi White 2021
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James
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James Suckling
A crisp yet textured xarel-lo with fresh green apple, grapefruit and a creamy, smoky accent, following through to a medium-to full-bodied palate with lots of fine lees. Slightly neutral, but displays lot of substance. From organically grown grapes.
For more than 25 years Monrubi has created quality and exclusive quality wines of limited production, innovated production processes, technology and the varieties of grape used. Amongst other things we have been pioneers in the production of a quality home-produced Cava, the production of a Rosé Cava and the arrangement of bottles vertically in their cases.
Constantly in pursuit of quality we select the best parts of our estates of more than 300 hectares and dedicate ourselves to the conservation of the purity of the grapes, the potency of the terroir and the defence of varieties indigenous to Penedès: Sumoll, Xarel.lo Garnatxa and Samsó.
Primarily associated with the Penedès region of Spain, Xarel-lo plays an important role in most Cava blends along with Parellada and Macabeo. Prized for its high levels of acidity and polyphenols, Xarel-lo adds strength, body and a distinct greengage or earthy character to these blends. Somm Secret—Just a few miles northeast of Barcelona, Xarel-lo vineyards around the town of Alella produce highly regarded still wines with fresh lemon and stone fruit flavors.
A superior source of white grapes for the production of Spain’s prized sparkling wine, Cava, the Penedes region is part of Catalunya and sits just south of Barcelona. Medio Penedès is the most productive source of the Cava grapes, Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada. Penedes also grows Garnacha and Tempranillo (here called Ull de Llebre in Catalan), for high quality reds and rosès.