Mas Del Serral 2013 21st Generacio, Clos del Serral, Conca del Riu Anoia Barcelona (Wooden Box)

Mas Del Serral 2013 21st Generacio, Clos del Serral, Conca del Riu Anoia Barcelona (Wooden Box)

Item Number: 20386

UPC: 8-421478680044

Country: Spain
Region: Catalunya
Sub Region: Penedes
Appellation/AVA: Conca del Riu Anoia Barcelona
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Clos del Serral
Vintage: 2013
Grape(s): Xarel-lo / Bastard Negre
Type: Wine - Sparkling
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12.5
Total Acidity: 7.1 g/L
pH: 2.91
Viticulture: Practicing Biodynamic
Soil Type: Miocene, carbonated, with fossils of marine origin



Vintage Notes: A demanding, fresh vintage with great aging potential. A cycle reminiscent of those of 30 years ago. A wet autumn and a cool, dry winter with some sporadic rains. A very cool and wet early spring with rains in March and May. A cool and dry late spring and a short meteorological summer resulted in slow vegetative development. August and September had no heat stress with moderate summer temperatures. During the crop year we had a low rainfall of 605 L/m² and the average temperature was 14.7 °C

Winemaking Notes: The grapes were manually harvested in 15 kilo baskets on September 16th, 2013. Fermentation occured with the yeast indigenous to the vineyard in stainless steel and cement. Fermentation lasted for 17 days. The wine aged in tank for 12 months before bottling. The wine then aged horizontal on the lees for 100 months.

Reviews

  • The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 96 (5/16/2024)
    The sparkling white 2013 Mas del Serral was produced with the field blend of Xarel.lo and Bastard Negre from the Mas del Serral vineyard, 1.92 hectares, that was planted between 1950 and 1954. It fermented in concrete egg, where it matured with lees for nine months. It was put to referment with Champagne yeasts in bottle, where it matured for 100 months. It has a complex nose of gunpowder and dry fish, iron and iodine, characterful, different, with a strong personality. It's a great white wine that happens to have bubbles. It has the elegance of the sandy soils. It's velvety, with abundant, fine bubbles and bright acidity; and 2013 was a cooler and wetter year with a mild August, so the grapes were healthy and ripened slowly and thoroughly. 2,425 bottles and 400 magnums were produced. It was disgorged in February 2024.