Producer: Clos Lentiscus

Region: Garraf - Penedès

Vintage: 2023                                     

Bottle: 75 cl                                                   

Grape Varieties: 100% Xarel.lo

Type: Natural white wine aged in amphorae

Alcohol Volume: 11.75% vol

Serving Temperature: 8º - 10º

A natural, single-variety Xarel.lo wine by Clos Lentiscus, a biodynamic family-run winery located at the Can Ramón de Montgrós in Sant Pere de Ribes. The winery is based at the family's 14th-century Catalan farmhouse (masía) situated at the very heart of the Garraf Natural Park, where the family works 22 hectares of native grape varieties growing in limestone-rich soils.

The project is led by Manel Aviño, who, together with his daughter Nuria, produces an exceptional range of still and natural sparkling wines. Every wine comes entirely from their estate-grown grapes, farmed using strict organic and biodynamic practices.

Perill Blanc Amfora is a signature, minimal-intervention white wine with no added sulphites or any other products. Made from the local variety, Xarel.lo, from selected vineyards planted in rich calcareous soils. The result is a wine that captures the personality and depth of the terroir and the vineyards from which it comes. 

Elaboration:

The grapes are harvested manually and gently pressed. Slow fermentation with native yeasts. Ageing in 300-litre amphorae and 26.2-litre amphorae (one roman cubic foot).

Tasting Notes:

Natural wine with marked Mediterranean character and great freshness, with notes of white fruit and citrus, with subtle mineral and herbaceous hints. On the palate, it displays body and a silky texture with a hint of salinity.