Can Sumoi 2023 Xarel-lo, Costers del Montmell (Baix Penedes)

Can Sumoi 2023 Xarel-lo, Costers del Montmell (Baix Penedes)

Item Number: 20393

UPC: 8-421478600257

Country: Spain
Region: Catalunya
Sub Region: Penedes
Appellation/AVA: Penedes DO
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2023
Grape(s): 100% Xarel-lo
Type: Wine - White
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12
Total Acidity: 5.5 g/L
pH: 3.25
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Soil Type: Shallow soils with sand and gravel
Elevation: 300 meters

Tasting Notes: Certain wine varieties are so synonymous with a territory that in the long run, over the years, they end up being a metonymy: when you say Xarel-lo, everyone means Penedès. But saying is one thing, doing is another.

Finding out whether this wine manages to capture the genuine essence of the Penedès in a glass is reason enough to drink it, taste it, smell it and end up discovering that yes: that Xarel-lo is the Penedès because the Penedès is also salinity, it is also height, it is also forest and it is also the aromatic complexity that Can Sumoi’s Xarel-lo awakens in the nose and the seductive electricity it transmits to the palate, where the Penedès becomes wide, becomes fresh and still with a memory of aniseed fennel on the nose, it becomes wonderfully Mediterranean.

Vintage Notes: Extremely dry autumn, where the soils could not be filled with water. In January and February, the plant was able to have a good winter rest during the pruning period.

The early spring continued without rain. The extreme drought affected the estate, the forest, and the vineyards and provoked a strong attack by the roe deer, which ate 90% of the shoots thus causing a loss of production of between 60 and 80%. The rains at the end of May and the beginning of spring allowed a strong regrowth of the vineyard and a good vegetative development.

Dry and extremely hot summer. However, some occasional rains helped the grapes to develop well. The harvest began on 6 September at the estate. The grapes were extremely healthy, with a good balance of alcohol and acidity due to the concentration, with a voluminous entry, fresh and long finish.

Winemaking Notes: Fermentation takes place with native yeasts in 20% cement tanks and 80% in stainless steel tank. Aged for 4 months on the lees.

Reviews

  • The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 91 (5/16/2024)
    The 2023 Xarel.lo was produced with grapes from 50-year-old vines at 300 meters in altitude on the property, fermented in stainless steel and matured mostly in stainless steel and 20% in concrete for four months with the lees. It has 12.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.25. It's varietal, light, fresh and very balsamic, with intense notes of camphor, bay leaf and even mint, medicinal and pungent. It has a clean and bright color denoting youth and a clean and precise palate with mellow acidity and a bitter twist in the finish.