Pepe Raventos

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Country of Origin: Spain
Location: Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Penedès
People: Pepe Raventós, Owner & Winemaker
Viticulture: Practicing Biodynamic

Items

Pepe Raventos 2022 Malvasia de Sitges, Vinya de la Plana, Penedes Login WA 92 In Stock
Pepe Raventos 2022 Xarel-lo, Noguer Alt, Penedes Login WA 94 In Stock
Pepe Raventos 2019 Bastard Negre, Les Terrases del Serral, Penedes Login — In Stock
Pepe Raventos 2021 Bastard Negre, Les Terrases del Serral, Penedes Login — In Stock

In 2014, Pepe Raventós started a small project focused on making natural wines. His desire was to learn how to make wine recovering ancient winemaking techniques. The wines were vinified in the garage of his new home in the middle of the Raventós i Blanc estate in the middle of the farm.

The result? We loved them!

There are currently three wines: a 100% Xarel-lo, a 100% Xarel-lo Espumoso Ancestral, and a 100% Bastard Negre (a native Spanish red grape). All of them are unfiltered natural wines without any additives including sulfites. The still Xarel-lo comes from the Noguer Alt plot on top of the Mas del Serral. The vines on this plot are almost 50 years old. The wine is fermented in cement and clay. The Xarel-lo Ancestral is a natural sparkling wine from the Mas del Serral vineyard, which is situated outside of Pepe Raventós' kitchen. The soils have a high proportion of clay above the limestone. The wine starts the fermentation in stainless steel tanks and finishes inside the bottles just like the ancient sparkling wines. The Bastard Negre is sourced from Les Terrasses del Serral, which is on the west side of the property. The vines are over 40 years old and grown on very poor limestone soils. This wine is fermented in an open barrel.

Social Media
Instagram: @raventospepe

Media Links
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Reviews

  • Pepe Raventos 2022 Xarel-lo, Noguer Alt, Penedes
    The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 94 (5/16/2024)

    The still white 2022 Xarel.lo Vinya del Noguer comes from the Vinya del Noguer plot planted in 1970. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and didn't have anything added to it. The bunches were lightly pressed and the juice fermented in amphorae, foudre and barrel, where it matured for nine months with lees, after which time it was blended and bottled. It has a cloudy golden color and an expressive nose with notes of organic soils, chicken broth, aromatic herbs, cereals and flowers. The palate is velvety and tasty, with pungent flavors and a long, lingering finish.

  • Pepe Raventos 2022 Malvasia de Sitges, Vinya de la Plana, Penedes
    The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 92 (5/16/2024)
    The dry white 2022 Malvasía de Sitges was produced with the grapes from a vineyard Raventós planted in 2018 on sandy limestone soils. 2022 was super dry, and the grapes were very healthy; the bunches were pressed to avoid oxidation, and the juice fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete, where the wine matured with lees for nine months. It has a golden color and an expressive and different nose, with notes of white and yellow fruit and a touch of hydrogen peroxide and fennel. It's ripe and round, spherical, with 13.54% alcohol while keeping very good freshness and acidity with a pH of 3.13 and 6.3 grams of acidity.