Xarel-lo. Sustainable, Organic, Biodynamic, Natural.
This showstopping Catalonian white knocks us off our feet with every vintage. Think: Burgundian quailty and refinement meet Mediterranean sunshine.
From importer, Coeur Wine Co.:
With more than fifteen vintages under his belt, Enric Soler has definitively proven the grandiose potential of still Xarel-lo from Catalonia. Historically seen as the base wine for an ocean of Cava, Soler began in 2004 with a radically different approach, treating his native terroir and grapes as if they had the potential to make some of the world’s best white wines. It turns out that Soler was entirely correct, and today, his miniscule production is some of the most allocated in Spain.
Soler began his career as a sommelier, winning the “nariz de oro” award for best sommelier in Spain in 1996. While teaching at his wine academy in Barcelona, local producers would often bring him bottles to get his advice. After the loss of his grandfather, Soler began making his own wines from an inherited small parcel planted in 1945 called Vinya dels Taus.
