Can Sumoi Xarel Lo 2020

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Can Sumoi
Label Name:
 
Xarel Lo
Vintage:
 
2020
Country:
 
Spain
Region:
 
Penedès (Montmell), Catalonia
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
100% Xarel·lo
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
10-12°C

Awards/Ratings
High scores across critics: Parker/The Wine Advocate ~92 (selected vintages), Decanter ~91, Vinous high marks; noted in Top 100 lists (Joshua Greene). See producer and retailer notes for vintage-specific points

Tasting Note
Bright, herbal Mediterranean white: fennel, thyme, white peach, green apple, and sea-salt minerality. Creamy mid-palate, dry with lively acidity and a long, refreshing finish.

Food Pairing
Seafood (grilled prawns, shellfish, ceviche), paella, goat cheese, roasted chicken, tapas; Asian: sushi/sashimi, Vietnamese spring rolls, mild Thai fish curry, grilled miso-glazed fish.

Production Method
Hand-harvested; indigenous yeast fermentation (20% concrete, 80% stainless); 4 months on lees; minimal sulfur at bottling (<30 mg/L); unfined/unfiltered; low-intervention organic/biodynamic viticulture.

Vineyard Info
Can Sumoi (Pepe Raventós) farms 45–85-year-old Xarel·lo vines on limestone, poor, rocky soils in Montmell (mid-high altitude Penedès). Focus on organic/biodynamic, old-vine recovery and minimal-intervention winemaking.