Malvasia de Sitges, foot-crushed, on skins for ten days in clay tinajas. Soaring aromatics, a resinous, pine-y quality, tinned peaches, ginger & prickly white grapefruit with a herby, medicinal lilt. Find out more.
RegionPenedès, Catalonia, Spain
GrapesMalvasia de Sitges
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Simply put, this is top-end Cava at its finest. Recaredo have a reputation for taking their time with each bottle, and the results of the lengthy ageing yield incredible results. Needlepoint mousse, high-definition fruit and layers of brioche-like complexity. Find out more.
RegionAlt Penedés, Catalonia, Spain
GrapesXarel-lo, Macabeu & Parellada
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, refermented in bottle & disgorged by hand, light filtration, unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A late harvest of Bobal, which comes from some very old ungrafted vines in Manchuela. A long maturation in old wood allows an oxidative note to creep in, giving a sherry-like aroma, but the palate is still chock-full of sweet red fruits and wild herbs. Find out more.
RegionTarragona, Catalonia, Spain
GrapesBobal
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Bota hails from Tom's own single hectare parcel, right outside his house. Here the alluvial soils are more rocky and some of the vines were planted as far back as the late 30s, at the end of the Spanish civil war. Bristling with spice, it is a dark, sappy wine with a robust structure and some charming Catalan rusticity. Find out more.
RegionEmpordà, Catalonia, Spain
GrapesCarinyena, Garnatxa, Macabeu & Picapoll
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered and unfined, minimal additional sulphites