Enric Soler, Xarel-lo 'Espenyalluchs', 2024
Enric Soler is Spain's most committed champion of Xarel-lo — Penedes's native white that he's spent two decades rescuing from anonymity in Cava blends. The former Spanish Sommelier Champion went all-in on his grandfather's old-vine inheritance in 2004 and now farms biodynamically across a handful of tiny plots. "Espenyalluchs" comes from a single hectare he planted in 2010 using massal-selection cuttings from his flagship Vinya dels Taus — bush vines on radical clay soils studded with boulders and flint, at 400 meters elevation in Torrelles de Foix, ringed by forest. The altitude and stony soils give it an electric, mineral-driven energy that's distinct from his other cuvees. Around 3,000 bottles a year. Tense, saline, deeply original Xarel-lo from one of Spain's most thoughtful winemakers.
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Enric Soler is Spain's most committed champion of Xarel-lo — Penedes's native white that he's spent two decades rescuing from anonymity in Cava blends. The former Spanish Sommelier Champion went all-in on his grandfather's old-vine inheritance in 2004 and now farms biodynamically across a handful of tiny plots. "Espenyalluchs" comes from a single hectare he planted in 2010 using massal-selection cuttings from his flagship Vinya dels Taus — bush vines on radical clay soils studded with boulders and flint, at 400 meters elevation in Torrelles de Foix, ringed by forest. The altitude and stony soils give it an electric, mineral-driven energy that's distinct from his other cuvees. Around 3,000 bottles a year. Tense, saline, deeply original Xarel-lo from one of Spain's most thoughtful winemakers.
