2020 Raventós i Blanc ‘Texture de Pedra' Conca del Riu Anoia

WINEMAKER'S NOTES: Xarel.lo and Bastard Negre from Vinya Més Alta, located at the top of the Serral hill, the highest plot on the estate - an unusual stony soiled vineyard with excellent drainage and low yields. Sumoll and Parellada in a high altitude vineyard in the West of the Conca del Riu Anoia, in which the varieties are co-planted.

Made in the traditional method. Vinification is done separately by variety (except Sumoll & Parellada) and soil type in stainless steel tanks followed by blending and secondary fermentation in the bottle, aged for a minimum of 42 months. Zero Dosage.

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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "The darker, subtler and more complex 2020 Textures de Pedra was produced with a blend of 50% Xarel.lo Vermell, 25% Sumoll and 25% Bastard Negre. It was first produced in 2011 and is the evolution of a wine he called Elisabeth Raventós, an homage to his sister. It was the seed for their first site-specific wine, a blanc de noirs, because it has a majority of red grapes, from two hectares in the Viña Mes Alta. It is becoming their most iconic wine. It comes from a different vintage, 2020, much older and before the change of cycle to much warmer and drier years. There is a jump in quality here; the mouthfeel, chalkiness and persistence are different. It's still showing very young, fresh and lively, with a pungent palate and great persistence. This ages no less than 42 months in bottle with the lees and has the cru vinification of direct pressing, fermentation in concrete with indigenous yeasts and no added sugar, coming in bone dry and with a sharp sensation in the palate. It's a very serious sparkling Mediterranean wine."