Llopart Ex·Vite is considered the emblem of the long aging of Llopart. It combines the history and legacy of Llopart and is named after the family motto Ex Vite Vita (life comes from the vine).
Store: Own Vineyards, in Bodega Llopart, Subirats (Barcelona)
DO Corpinnat
Add: 2013 (96 months of aging)
Grade: 12%
Variety: 60% Xarel.lo and 40% Macabeu
Operating temperature: 8-10ºC
CATA's notes: Golden, bright and penetrating color, it shows us a small, fine and integrated bubble that, thanks to its long aging, transforms into an emotional caress on the palate. Powerful, elegant and complex aroma that mixes hints of dried, toasted, balsamic and subtle smoked fruits. On the palate it is wide and very tasty, with slight nuances of baked fruit, structured and very creamy. Its memory is persistent and pleasant, prolonged as the time that its bottle keeps.
Preparation: Llbased produces all its sparkling wines with the traditional champennoise method, seeking excellence in all its products from the highest quality of the raw material, the grape. The Les Flandes vineyard places us in a redoubt formed by an amphitheater of vineyards, raised on walls of calcareous rock more than 12 meters high, from the Miocene epoch (16 million years) and more than 60 years old. . In this place there are unique, privileged and perfect characteristics for the production of grapes with the greatest expression of uniqueness where they come from. Les Flandes is an enclave located 380 meters above sea level, surrounded by an immense lung of Mediterranean pine and holm oak forest with great biodiversity and where an infinity of aromatic plants predominate. That is why we talk about the mountain vineyards of Llopart. "Coupage" with reserve wines aged in oak barrels. Champenoise liqueur made according to a genuine oenological formula from the end of the 5.300th century. Limited production of XNUMX bottles per year
Pairing: In Made in Spain Gourmet We recommend it with Sushi, Iberian sausages, soft starters
The vineyard is located in Les Flandes, which places us in a redoubt formed by an amphitheater of vineyards, elevated on vertical walls of limestone rock more than 12 meters high. Las Flandes is an enclave surrounded by an immense lung of Mediterranean pine and holm oak forest.
Les Flandes is a space formed by a large amphitheater of vines, raised on a large vertical wall of limestone, more than 12 meters high. Due to the infiltration of rainwater, spectacular landslides have occurred on the rocky wall that allow access and examination, in an absolutely exceptional way, the subsoil of the vines located on its surface.
The soil is moderately deep, with a basic pH and highly evolved. It has a medium to fine texture and a good mineral balance, with the accumulation of carbonates in the middle layers. The level of organic matter is low. Up to 65cm deep it presents numerous cavities and galleries due to the high activity of the native fauna.
The slope of the land in the form of terraces prevents the accumulation of rainwater, forcing the vine to a vertical development of the roots, seeking moisture and taking advantage of the cracks found in the limestone rock. This fact allows the vines to maintain stable production and quality, even in years of extreme drought.
The vines extend north facing, shaded, and receive a nuanced insolation. The altitude compared to the surrounding land and the easy entry of cooler air from the North give rise, during the hottest seasons, to a high nighttime thermal contrast, a factor that favors a slow ripening of the grapes. These very special conditions give us optimal aromatic expression, complete phenolic development and the achievement of good sugar levels, while maintaining the high acidity essential for the long aging in the bottle that the wines will have.
The Lebeche wind, a south-westerly wind coming from the Baix Penedès coast, reaches us during summer afternoons as a marinated breeze loaded with humidity. This humid air brings two benefits for the vineyard: on the one hand, it provides water on the driest and hottest days due to the phenomenon of night condensation and as a moderator of the surrounding temperatures due to morning evaporation.
As in the rest of the Estate, all the vineyards are surrounded by wild areas and Mediterranean forest. The great existing biodiversity provides the vines with natural protection against plant diseases, allowing us to cultivate naturally, with healthy and resistant plants. Cultivation is carried out following the strictest organic and ecological criteria, in the same way as in the other 95 hectares of vineyards on the Heredad de Can Llopart de Subirats.
The vines of Les Flandes were planted in the decades from 1940 to 1960. They have an approximate production of 4000 kg/ha. (Less than 1,5kg per strain)
Ticu Vineyard (planted in 1960), Montònega variety. It is the phenotypic adaptation of the Parellada variety to mountain terrain. It is the most delicate grape, requiring careful green pruning and vegetative management. In Les Flandes, due to its peculiar conditions, it is possible to obtain wines with great aging potential and exceptional finesse from its grapes.
Vineyard of Pere de can Ros (1941-1954), variety Xarel·lo. It is the vineyard with the lowest production, providing grapes with high levels of sugar and acidity. It provides mineral profiles and an unusual salinity to the wine. It is the structure of the coupage.
Vineyard of l'Isidoro (1955), Macabeu variety. It originates subtle and elegant aromas, a persistent taste balance and a very stable aging. It is primarily responsible for the complex range of sensitive nuances of the Original 1887 sparkling wine.
CORPINNAT is a Collective Brand of the European Union created with the aim of distinguishing the great sparkling wines made in the heart of the Penedès, from 100% organic grapes harvested by hand and vinified entirely on the property.
Cradle of great sparkling wines
Commitment to the origin
The CORPINNAT territory is the cradle of the great sparkling wines of the historic wine-growing region of Penedès, south of Barcelona, where at the end of the s. XIX began, and where the production of these wines has been perfected, following the traditional method. The climate, the land and the landscape, and extensive experience in the cultivation of the vine give this enclave the optimal conditions for the production of wines with a unique personality.
100% organic manual harvest
Commitment to sustainability and the environment
From manual harvests of certified organic grapes, based on historical varieties from Penedès, CORPINNAT goes one step further in favor of the sustainability of the territory and the landscape with a deep respect for native varieties.
100% winemaking on property
Commitment to the production process
CORPINNAT sparkling wines are made with grapes vinified entirely on the property to value the craft of the producer, and guarantee style and quality from origin.
long aging
Commitment to quality
The climate, the land and the traditional varieties of the CORPINNAT territory provide these sparkling wines with a capacity for aging in the bottle that will always be greater than 18 months. Likewise, the elaboration of a sparkling wine that exceeds 30 months, and another that exceeds 60 months of aging in the cellar, is proof of the commitment of the CORPINNAT wineries with long aging.
Value chain from the vineyard to the winery
Commitment to the winegrower
The commitment of the CORPINNAT wineries to sustainable viticulture and landscape conservation, together with the dignity of the viticulturist, entails the use of grapes from their own harvests or long-term alliances with viticulturists, at a guaranteed minimum price.
A regulation of use of the most demanding
The CORPINNAT wineries apply the principles of self-demand throughout the entire value chain of their product and certify compliance with the strict requirements established by the Regulations for the Use of the Brand through annual external audits.
Vins El Cep was born from the union of four families of viticulturists and four estates. Producers since 1980 of unique high-quality wines and cavas, the expression of their terroirs. Located in the Costers de l'Anoia, in Can Llopart de les Alzines, they are pioneers in organic and biodynamic viticulture.
They strive to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the cellar. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape
Data sheet:
Viticulture: This wine comes from the “Clot del Roure” xarel·lo vineyard on his Can Prats property in San Llorenç, located in the privileged area of Espiells, in the Anoia river basin. This 1,5 hectare vineyard is cultivated following the principles of biodynamic agriculture. The year the vineyards were planted dates from 1943. Formation system: Traditional glass. Calcareous soil, sandy texture. Southeast orientation. Cultivated following the certified biodynamic process.
Harvest 2021 A climate with little rain, but a good evolution of the grapes in the last vegetative cycle, allowed a harvest marked by very good quality. The ripening of the grapes was very good and allowed a grape to be harvested in optimal conditions. A vintage marked by low rainfall and low yields. This grape is harvested the first week of September.
Tasting Notes: Golden yellow with orange reflections. On the nose it provides aromas of ripe white fruit, with hints of white flowers accompanied by notes of aniseed and hints of vegetables. On the palate it is warm, broad and balanced. Despite having the strength of a breezed wine, it is very delicate.
Pairing: This is an ideal wine with typically Mediterranean gastronomy, such as fish, shellfish, steamed, grilled or baked. Even traditional fish stews (suquets, zarzuelas, stews, etc.). In Made in Spain Gourmet We think it is excellent with Mediterranean rice dishes such as those from the Dehesa de la Albufera (seafood paellas, soupy rice dishes) and fresh pasta with sautéed vegetables or boletus sauces.
The Carreras, Esteve, Masana and Parera families had centuries of experience, with a deep-rooted agricultural tradition and in the tradition of making wine in their country houses. Thus, in 1980 they started a joint project to produce wines and cavas that represent the identity of our terroirs.
Throughout its history, each generation has contributed its grain of sand, its advances, but also the wisdom of knowing how to see and reflect. The experience that this direct contact with the land gives them led them, in 2000, to direct their agriculture towards organic farming.
Shortly after, with the concern to continue improving at all levels, they decided to go a step further and apply biodynamic agriculture. Although at that time it was a type of agriculture quite unknown in our country, the results spoke for themselves and they decided to bet on it. And they will continue betting.
Vins El Cep was born and grew up in this landscape of vineyards and forests that imbue character. They love our land and that is why they take care of it, listen to it and try to understand it in order to act, because they know that everything starts here, in the soil, in the vines, in the plants and animals that coexist in the same ecosystem, understand each other and They establish a natural balance.
Observation, effort and conviction have led them, from 2003 to the present, to continue working in this direction, struggling to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the winery. His Claror cava, the world's first biodynamic cava, is an example of his work.
It is known that the path of wine begins in the vineyard. The personality, the feeling, the expression of its wines only make sense if the vineyard is more alive every day. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape.
Thousands of years ago these lands were part of the seabed and in fact more than 500 years ago there were already vineyards.
Its vineyards are, to a large extent, old vines located in Costers de l'Anoia and located between the municipalities of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Gelida and Sant Llorenç. Vineyards with a marked character, a quality that is needed to obtain their terroir wines.
The grape grows between gently undulating slopes, crossed by deep streams and a typically Mediterranean climate: moderately hot and dry summers, mild winters and irregular rainfall. To the autochthonous varieties, which are the ones that occupy a large part of its vineyards, such as Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada and Tempranillo, others such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot or Syrah are added, which allow them to find balance in the coupages.
The roots, moderately deep, are hooked into a loam-clay-silt soil, well structured, porous and active at the level of fauna. Thanks to the ecological and biodynamic agriculture that is applied, ants, worms and all kinds of organisms live and develop, promoting the necessary natural balance.
They are a sustainable, responsible and efficient winery.
They work every day to fulfill their commitment to the landscape. We work sustainably with renewable energy, fully respecting the environment in the vineyard and in the winery.
We strive to improve water management, waste reduction and energy efficiency. We invest to operate with photovoltaic energy.
They are what you see.
Two generations combine experience and tradition with passion and new bets. Strict control, technology and the right coupage are the key to the success of their wines and cavas.
The location of the winery, next to its vineyards, means that the grapes arrive in the best conditions. This grape is pressed with gentle pressure to extract the most noble fraction of the must, a maximum of 50%, this guarantees the highest quality of its wines. In small tanks, and strict control during fermentation, we vinify each variety separately according to the vineyard from which it comes to personalize each of the wines they will obtain.
Inside the cellars, protected from light, with constant humidity and low temperatures, their bottles rest. Only with these optimal conditions and long aging is it possible, year after year, to transform the grape into an exceptional cava. The long aging contributes the complexity of the bouquet, the finesse and the integration of the carbonic content of its reserve and gran reserve cavas.
During the first months of the year, when the temperatures are lower, they bottle their wines and cavas. Under these conditions, a slow fermentation takes place in the bottle to obtain the best aromas and some fine bubbles that will be combined to start the long aging process. The selected yeasts will give complexity and character to your cavas.
Vins El Cep was born from the union of four families of viticulturists and four estates. Producers since 1980 of unique high-quality wines and cavas, the expression of their terroirs. Located in the Costers de l'Anoia, in Can Llopart de les Alzines, they are pioneers in organic and biodynamic viticulture.
They strive to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the cellar. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape.
Store: Own Vineyards, in Sant Sadurní de Noia (Barcelona).
DO Penedés
Add: 2021
Grade: 13%
Variety: 100% Xarel.lo.
Tasting note: Color: Intense yellow, with straw reflections, bright.
Aroma: Very unique that shows its varietal character with floral notes and citric white fruit (apple and grapefruit), also hints of fennel and aniseed that increase its complexity. Intensity of aromas marked by minerality, somewhat salty.
Taste: The sensation of texture in the mouth stands out, slightly unctuous. Reminiscences of roasted apple, ripe white fruits, quince jelly. It can improve in the bottle. White with personality, structure and flavor. To enjoy
Operating temperature: 9-10ºC
Preparation: Terroir wine from old vines, made following the principles of biodynamic agriculture. This 70-year-old vine with deep roots and calcareous soil provides the maximum expression of Xarel.lo. Pure elegance and richness of nuances.
Viticulture: This wine comes from the Xarel.lo "Clot del Roure" vineyard owned by Can Prats in San Llorenç, located in the privileged area of Espiells, in the Anoia river basin. This 1,5 hectare vineyard is cultivated following the principles of biodynamic agriculture.
Vinification in the Cellar: A skin maceration is carried out to increase the aromatic complexity, and a very low pressing yield is applied, which represents the most elegant and subtle fraction of the must. Fermentation and aging in chestnut and oak barrels for 6 months, working with the finest lees.
Pairing: This is an ideal wine with typically Mediterranean cuisine, such as fish, shellfish, steamed, grilled or baked. Even traditional fish stews (suquets, zarzuelas, stews, etc.).
At Made in Spain Gourmet we believe that it is excellent with Mediterranean rice dishes such as those from the Dehesa de la Albufera (seafood paellas, soupy rice dishes) and fresh pasta with sautéed vegetables or boletus sauces.
Vins el Cep is a sustainable, responsible and efficient winery.
They work day by day to fulfill their commitment to the landscape. They work in a sustainable way using renewable energies, respecting the environment in the vineyard and in the winery as much as possible.
They watch to improve water management, waste reduction and energy efficiency, and invest so that everything works with photovoltaic energy.
Their way
The Carreras, Esteve, Masana and Parera families had centuries of experience, with a deep-rooted agricultural tradition and in the tradition of making wine in their country houses. Thus, in 1980 they started a joint project to produce wines and cavas that represent the identity of our terroirs.
Can Llopart de les Alzines, a farm dating from 1499 and surrounded by vineyards, was the place chosen to build his winery.
The soul of his project were – and always will be – those four friends and neighbors who ended up becoming partners. Gil Masana, Josep Carreras, Pere Parera and Josep Esteve, who, based on their vocation, knowledge and love for the land, have been able to lead it up to now.
BIODYNAMICS: PIONEERS AND CONVINCED
Shortly after, with the concern to continue improving at all levels, they decided to go a step further and apply biodynamic agriculture. Although at that time it was a type of agriculture quite unknown in our country, the results spoke for themselves and they decided to bet on it. And they will continue betting.
Observation, effort and conviction have led them, from 2003 to the present, to continue working in this direction, struggling to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the winery. His Claror cava, the world's first biodynamic cava, is an example of his work.
It is known that the path of wine begins in the vineyard. The personality, the feeling, the expression of its wines only make sense if the vineyard is more alive every day. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape.
TERROIRS AND PLACES
Its vineyards are, to a large extent, old vines located in Costers de l'Anoia and located between the municipalities of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Gelida and Sant Llorenç. Vineyards with a marked character, a quality that is needed to obtain their terroir wines.
The grape grows between gently undulating slopes, crossed by deep streams and a typically Mediterranean climate: moderately hot and dry summers, mild winters and irregular rainfall. To the autochthonous varieties, which are the ones that occupy a large part of its vineyards, such as Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada and Tempranillo, others such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot or Syrah are added, which allow them to find balance in the coupages.
The roots, moderately deep, are hooked into a loam-clay-silt soil, well structured, porous and active at the level of fauna. Thanks to the ecological and biodynamic agriculture that is applied, ants, worms and all kinds of organisms live and develop, promoting the necessary natural balance.
COMMITMENT
They work every day to fulfill their commitment to the landscape. We work sustainably with renewable energy, fully respecting the environment in the vineyard and in the winery.
We strive to improve water management, waste reduction and energy efficiency. We invest to operate with photovoltaic energy.
We are what you see.
DEVELOPMENT
EXPERIENCE AND PASSION
Two generations combine experience and tradition with passion and new bets. Strict control, technology and the right coupage are the key to the success of their wines and cavas.
The location of the winery, next to its vineyards, means that the grapes arrive in the best conditions. This grape is pressed with gentle pressure to extract the most noble fraction of the must, a maximum of 50%, this guarantees the highest quality of its wines. In small tanks, and strict control during fermentation, we vinify each variety separately according to the vineyard from which it comes to personalize each of the wines they will obtain.
Inside the cellars, protected from light, with constant humidity and low temperatures, their bottles rest. Only with these optimal conditions and long aging is it possible, year after year, to transform the grape into an exceptional cava. The long aging contributes the complexity of the bouquet, the finesse and the integration of the carbonic content of its reserve and gran reserve cavas.
During the first months of the year, when the temperatures are lower, they bottle their wines and cavas. Under these conditions, a slow fermentation takes place in the bottle to obtain the best aromas and some fine bubbles that will be combined to start the long aging process. The selected yeasts will give complexity and character to your cavas.
Vins El Cep It was born from the union of four families of viticulturists and four estates. Producers since 1980 of unique high-quality wines and cavas, the expression of their terroirs. Located in the Costers de l'Anoia, in Can Llopart de les Alzines, they are pioneers in organic and biodynamic viticulture.
They strive to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the cellar. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape
Store: Own vineyards, in Sant Sadurní de Noia (Barcelona), carry out manual harvesting.
DO Penedés
Add: 2015
Grade: 12%
Variety: 43% Xarel lo 33% Macabeu 24% Parellada
Tasting note: A fine and persistent rosary. Fine aromas. Very frank and fresh, with fruity aromas of apple, toasted almond and subtle mineral nuances. Very fine, elegant and complex on the palate. The passage through the mouth ends with a lingering finish
Operating temperature: 6-8ºC
Preparation: The grapes for this Cava come from the lands of the Paraje de Can Prats, located on the shores of the Anoia river. From these 4 hectares of biodynamic agriculture, grapes are obtained that have an optimal degree of maturity and acidity. Xarel·lo de Can Prats: Year of plantation: 1960. Macabeo and Parellada of Can Miquel de les Planes: Year of plantation: 1947 and 1969. Formation system: old vines, in glass. Moderately deep, carbonate soils, with predominantly loamy-silty textures, well structured, porous, and with frequent fauna activity. They are very suitable soils for viticultural use that allow the varietal character of the vines to be fully expressed. Orientation South West. Bud break took place 15 days later than usual. The season was very dry and particularly warm during the month of July, which advanced the ripening of the grapes. This happened in a very healthy vintage and with a very balanced acidity. The harvest is manual. Fast and gravity entry into the cellar. Low pressure pressing with 50% flower must extraction. Fermentation of each variety in small tanks at controlled temperature, native yeasts. With 12% of the base wine aged in barrels for 2 months. Aging for more than 40 months.
Pairing: seafood, fish.
At Made in Spain Gourmet we believe that it is excellent with Mediterranean rice dishes such as those from the Dehesa de la Albufera (seafood paellas, soupy rice dishes) and fresh pasta with sautéed vegetables or boletus sauces.
Vins el Cep is a sustainable, responsible and efficient winery.
They work day by day to fulfill their commitment to the landscape. They work in a sustainable way using renewable energies, respecting the environment in the vineyard and in the winery as much as possible.
They watch to improve water management, waste reduction and energy efficiency, and invest so that everything works with photovoltaic energy.
Their way
The Carreras, Esteve, Masana and Parera families had centuries of experience, with a deep-rooted agricultural tradition and in the tradition of making wine in their country houses. Thus, in 1980 they started a joint project to produce wines and cavas that represent the identity of our terroirs.
Can Llopart de les Alzines, a farm dating from 1499 and surrounded by vineyards, was the place chosen to build his winery.
The soul of his project were – and always will be – those four friends and neighbors who ended up becoming partners. Gil Masana, Josep Carreras, Pere Parera and Josep Esteve, who, based on their vocation, knowledge and love for the land, have been able to lead it up to now.
Biodynamic: Pioneers and convinced
Shortly after, with the concern to continue improving at all levels, they decided to go a step further and apply biodynamic agriculture. Although at that time it was a type of agriculture quite unknown in our country, the results spoke for themselves and they decided to bet on it. And they will continue betting.
Observation, effort and conviction have led them, from 2003 to the present, to continue working in this direction, struggling to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the winery. His Claror cava, the world's first biodynamic cava, is an example of his work.
It is known that the path of wine begins in the vineyard. The personality, the feeling, the expression of its wines only make sense if the vineyard is more alive every day. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape.
terroirs and places
Its vineyards are, to a large extent, old vines located in Costers de l'Anoia and located between the municipalities of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Gelida and Sant Llorenç. Vineyards with a marked character, a quality that is needed to obtain their terroir wines.
The grape grows between gently undulating slopes, crossed by deep streams and a typically Mediterranean climate: moderately hot and dry summers, mild winters and irregular rainfall. To the autochthonous varieties, which are the ones that occupy a large part of its vineyards, such as Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada and Tempranillo, others such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot or Syrah are added, which allow them to find balance in the coupages.
The roots, moderately deep, are hooked into a loam-clay-silt soil, well structured, porous and active at the level of fauna. Thanks to the ecological and biodynamic agriculture that is applied, ants, worms and all kinds of organisms live and develop, promoting the necessary natural balance.
Commitment
They work every day to fulfill their commitment to the landscape. They work sustainably with renewable energy, fully respecting the environment in the vineyard and in the winery.
They watch to improve water management, waste reduction and energy efficiency. They invest to work with photovoltaic energy.
They are what you see.
prayer
Experience and Passion
Two generations combine experience and tradition with passion and new bets. Strict control, technology and the right coupage are the key to the success of their wines and cavas.
The location of the winery, next to its vineyards, means that the grapes arrive in the best conditions. This grape is pressed with gentle pressure to extract the most noble fraction of the must, a maximum of 50%, this guarantees the highest quality of its wines. In small tanks, and strict control during fermentation, we vinify each variety separately according to the vineyard from which it comes to personalize each of the wines they will obtain.
Inside the cellars, protected from light, with constant humidity and low temperatures, their bottles rest. Only with these optimal conditions and long aging is it possible, year after year, to transform the grape into an exceptional cava. The long aging contributes the complexity of the bouquet, the finesse and the integration of the carbonic content of its reserve and gran reserve cavas.
During the first months of the year, when the temperatures are lower, they bottle their wines and cavas. Under these conditions, a slow fermentation takes place in the bottle to obtain the best aromas and some fine bubbles that will be combined to start the long aging process. The selected yeasts will give complexity and character to your cavas.
Vins El Cep It was born from the union of four families of viticulturists and four estates. Producers since 1980 of unique high-quality wines and cavas, the expression of their terroirs. Located in the Costers de l'Anoia, in Can Llopart de les Alzines, they are pioneers in organic and biodynamic viticulture.
They strive to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the cellar. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape
Store: Own vineyards, in Sant Sadurní de Noia (Barcelona), carry out manual harvesting.
DO Penedés
Add: 2018
Grade: 12%
Variety: 85% Pinot Noir and 15% Chardonnay
Tasting note: Pale yellow color with golden reflections. Fine and persistent bubbles of slow evolution. Frank aromas, which combine citrus, with soft toasts, and brioche. An elegant cava of great minerality that is dense and broad in the mouth, typical of the variety. Saline notes. Balanced and elegant, with a long finish.
Operating temperature: 6-8ºC
Preparation: The very warm autumn that lengthened the period of energy reserves of the vine. The rains allowed to increase the hydric capacity of the soil. The winter was dry and very warm, causing an advanced budding of the strain. The spring was warm and very dry, which caused a loss of production. Specific rains during the month of July and the beginning of August helped the grapes to ripen well. They had a not very productive and good quality harvest with a high acidity for their wines. They began the harvest on August 14 with Pinot Noir and ended on October 2 with Cabernet Sauvignon. Manual harvesting. Chilled from the grape. Gravity entry. Low pressure pressing with a 30% flower must extraction. Fermentation in a small tank at a controlled temperature. Only 5000 liters of this wine are made. Aging for more than 48 months
Pairing: seafood, fish, foie gras.
At Made in Spain Gourmet we believe that it is excellent with Mediterranean rice dishes such as those from the Dehesa de la Albufera (seafood paellas, soupy rice dishes) and fresh pasta with sautéed vegetables or boletus sauces.
Vins el Cep is a sustainable, responsible and efficient winery.
They work day by day to fulfill their commitment to the landscape. They work in a sustainable way using renewable energies, respecting the environment in the vineyard and in the winery as much as possible.
They watch to improve water management, waste reduction and energy efficiency, and invest so that everything works with photovoltaic energy.
Their way
The Carreras, Esteve, Masana and Parera families had centuries of experience, with a deep-rooted agricultural tradition and in the tradition of making wine in their country houses. Thus, in 1980 they started a joint project to produce wines and cavas that represent the identity of our terroirs.
Can Llopart de les Alzines, a farm dating from 1499 and surrounded by vineyards, was the place chosen to build his winery.
The soul of his project were – and always will be – those four friends and neighbors who ended up becoming partners. Gil Masana, Josep Carreras, Pere Parera and Josep Esteve, who, based on their vocation, knowledge and love for the land, have been able to lead it up to now.
Biodynamic: Pioneers and convinced
Shortly after, with the concern to continue improving at all levels, they decided to go a step further and apply biodynamic agriculture. Although at that time it was a type of agriculture quite unknown in our country, the results spoke for themselves and they decided to bet on it. And they will continue betting.
Observation, effort and conviction have led them, from 2003 to the present, to continue working in this direction, struggling to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the winery. His Claror cava, the world's first biodynamic cava, is an example of his work.
It is known that the path of wine begins in the vineyard. The personality, the feeling, the expression of its wines only make sense if the vineyard is more alive every day. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape.
terroirs and places
Its vineyards are, to a large extent, old vines located in Costers de l'Anoia and located between the municipalities of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Gelida and Sant Llorenç. Vineyards with a marked character, a quality that is needed to obtain their terroir wines.
The grape grows between gently undulating slopes, crossed by deep streams and a typically Mediterranean climate: moderately hot and dry summers, mild winters and irregular rainfall. To the autochthonous varieties, which are the ones that occupy a large part of its vineyards, such as Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada and Tempranillo, others such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot or Syrah are added, which allow them to find balance in the coupages.
The roots, moderately deep, are hooked into a loam-clay-silt soil, well structured, porous and active at the level of fauna. Thanks to the ecological and biodynamic agriculture that is applied, ants, worms and all kinds of organisms live and develop, promoting the necessary natural balance.
Commitment
They work every day to fulfill their commitment to the landscape. They work sustainably with renewable energy, fully respecting the environment in the vineyard and in the winery.
They watch to improve water management, waste reduction and energy efficiency. They invest to work with photovoltaic energy.
They are what you see.
prayer
Experience and Passion
Two generations combine experience and tradition with passion and new bets. Strict control, technology and the right coupage are the key to the success of their wines and cavas.
The location of the winery, next to its vineyards, means that the grapes arrive in the best conditions. This grape is pressed with gentle pressure to extract the most noble fraction of the must, a maximum of 50%, this guarantees the highest quality of its wines. In small tanks, and strict control during fermentation, we vinify each variety separately according to the vineyard from which it comes to personalize each of the wines they will obtain.
Inside the cellars, protected from light, with constant humidity and low temperatures, their bottles rest. Only with these optimal conditions and long aging is it possible, year after year, to transform the grape into an exceptional cava. The long aging contributes the complexity of the bouquet, the finesse and the integration of the carbonic content of its reserve and gran reserve cavas.
During the first months of the year, when the temperatures are lower, they bottle their wines and cavas. Under these conditions, a slow fermentation takes place in the bottle to obtain the best aromas and some fine bubbles that will be combined to start the long aging process. The selected yeasts will give complexity and character to your cavas.
Vins El Cep It was born from the union of four families of viticulturists and four estates. Producers since 1980 of unique high-quality wines and cavas, the expression of their terroirs. Located in the Costers de l'Anoia, in Can Llopart de les Alzines, they are pioneers in organic and biodynamic viticulture.
They strive to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the cellar. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape
Store: Own vineyards, in Sant Sadurní de Noia (Barcelona), carry out manual harvesting.
DO Penedés
Add: 2020
Grade: 12%
Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Tasting note: A cava with great personality and aromatic intensity, dominated by sweet red fruit aromas on a floral background with hints of violet. In the mouth it shows great balance and density. Well integrated bubbles, a wine of great volume, seductive and elegant.
Operating temperature: 6-8ºC
Preparation: This wine comes exclusively from a Pinot Noir vineyard from our Can Prats estate in San Lorenzo, located in the privileged coastal area of Anoia. This 4-hectare vineyard is cultivated following the principles of organic farming, and allows us to obtain a grape with the optimum level of maturation, while maintaining the acidity of the variety.Year of plantation: 1,990. Formation system: trellis. Moderately deep, carbonate soils, with predominantly francolli-moses textures, well structured, porous, and with frequent fauna activity. They are very suitable soils for viticultural use that allow the varietal character of the vines to be fully expressed. South west orientation. The harvest is done manually. Fast and gravity entry into the cellar. Very soft pressing at low pressure without maceration, with an extraction of flower must between 45 and 50%, which represents the most elegant and subtle fraction of the must. fermentation in small tanks at controlled temperature. Aging for more than 18 months.
Pairing: seafood, fish, foie gras.
En Made in Spain Gourmet We believe it is excellent with Mediterranean rice dishes such as those from the Dehesa de la Albufera (seafood paellas, soupy rice dishes) and fresh pasta with sautéed vegetables or boletus sauces.
Vins el Cep is a sustainable, responsible and efficient winery.
They work day by day to fulfill their commitment to the landscape. They work in a sustainable way using renewable energies, respecting the environment in the vineyard and in the winery as much as possible.
They watch to improve water management, waste reduction and energy efficiency, and invest so that everything works with photovoltaic energy.
Their way
The Carreras, Esteve, Masana and Parera families had centuries of experience, with a deep-rooted agricultural tradition and in the tradition of making wine in their country houses. Thus, in 1980 they started a joint project to produce wines and cavas that represent the identity of our terroirs.
Can Llopart de les Alzines, a farm dating from 1499 and surrounded by vineyards, was the place chosen to build his winery.
The soul of his project were – and always will be – those four friends and neighbors who ended up becoming partners. Gil Masana, Josep Carreras, Pere Parera and Josep Esteve, who, based on their vocation, knowledge and love for the land, have been able to lead it up to now.
Biodynamic: Pioneers and convinced
Shortly after, with the concern to continue improving at all levels, they decided to go a step further and apply biodynamic agriculture. Although at that time it was a type of agriculture quite unknown in our country, the results spoke for themselves and they decided to bet on it. And they will continue betting.
Observation, effort and conviction have led them, from 2003 to the present, to continue working in this direction, struggling to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the winery. His Claror cava, the world's first biodynamic cava, is an example of his work.
It is known that the path of wine begins in the vineyard. The personality, the feeling, the expression of its wines only make sense if the vineyard is more alive every day. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape.
terroirs and places
Its vineyards are, to a large extent, old vines located in Costers de l'Anoia and located between the municipalities of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Gelida and Sant Llorenç. Vineyards with a marked character, a quality that is needed to obtain their terroir wines.
The grape grows between gently undulating slopes, crossed by deep streams and a typically Mediterranean climate: moderately hot and dry summers, mild winters and irregular rainfall. To the autochthonous varieties, which are the ones that occupy a large part of its vineyards, such as Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada and Tempranillo, others such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot or Syrah are added, which allow them to find balance in the coupages.
The roots, moderately deep, are hooked into a loam-clay-silt soil, well structured, porous and active at the level of fauna. Thanks to the ecological and biodynamic agriculture that is applied, ants, worms and all kinds of organisms live and develop, promoting the necessary natural balance.
Commitment
They work every day to fulfill their commitment to the landscape. They work sustainably with renewable energy, fully respecting the environment in the vineyard and in the winery.
They watch to improve water management, waste reduction and energy efficiency. They invest to work with photovoltaic energy.
They are what you see.
prayer
Experience and Passion
Two generations combine experience and tradition with passion and new bets. Strict control, technology and the right coupage are the key to the success of their wines and cavas.
The location of the winery, next to its vineyards, means that the grapes arrive in the best conditions. This grape is pressed with gentle pressure to extract the most noble fraction of the must, a maximum of 50%, this guarantees the highest quality of its wines. In small tanks, and strict control during fermentation, we vinify each variety separately according to the vineyard from which it comes to personalize each of the wines they will obtain.
Inside the cellars, protected from light, with constant humidity and low temperatures, their bottles rest. Only with these optimal conditions and long aging is it possible, year after year, to transform the grape into an exceptional cava. The long aging contributes the complexity of the bouquet, the finesse and the integration of the carbonic content of its reserve and gran reserve cavas.
During the first months of the year, when the temperatures are lower, they bottle their wines and cavas. Under these conditions, a slow fermentation takes place in the bottle to obtain the best aromas and some fine bubbles that will be combined to start the long aging process. The selected yeasts will give complexity and character to your cavas.
Vins El Cep It was born from the union of four families of viticulturists and four estates. Producers since 1980 of unique high-quality wines and cavas, the expression of their terroirs. Located in the Costers de l'Anoia, in Can Llopart de les Alzines, they are pioneers in organic and biodynamic viticulture.
They strive to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the cellar. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape
Store: Own vineyards, in Sant Sadurní de Noia (Barcelona), carry out manual harvesting.
DO Penedés
Add: 2018
Grade: 12%
Variety: 45% Xarel lo 25% Macabeu 15% Parellada 15% Chardonnay
Tasting note: Elegant and persistent rosary. An expressive brut nature cava with high aromatic intensity, a very fresh and citrus nose. Good texture on the palate, fine and balanced. Very well integrated carbonic, a wine that shows a good evolution in the mouth. Elegant, delicate and with a long and persistent finish.
Operating temperature: 6-8ºC
Preparation: This cava comes from 3 old vineyards from the Can Prats and Can Miquel de les Planes properties, and from a Chardonnay vineyard from Can Castaño, all from San Lorenzo and Gélida, the Costers del Anoia. Of these 15 ha. From organic vineyards we obtain a grape with the optimum level of maturation and acidity. Year of plantation: between 1958 and 1990. Formation system: old vines in glass and Chardonnay vine. Moderately deep, carbonate soils, with predominantly French-French textures, well structured, porous, and with frequent fauna activity. They are very suitable soils for viticultural use that allow the varietal character of the vines to be fully expressed. Orientation South west Manual harvest. Fast and gravity entry into the cellar. Low pressure pressing with a 50% flower must extraction, which represents the most elegant and subtle fraction of the must. Fermentation in small tanks at controlled temperature. Aging for more than 24 months.
Pairing: appetizers, seafood, fish, foie gras.
At Made in Spain Gourmet we believe that it is excellent with Mediterranean rice dishes such as those from the Dehesa de la Albufera (seafood paellas, soupy rice dishes) and fresh pasta with sautéed vegetables or boletus sauces.
Vins el Cep is a sustainable, responsible and efficient winery.
They work day by day to fulfill their commitment to the landscape. They work in a sustainable way using renewable energies, respecting the environment in the vineyard and in the winery as much as possible.
They watch to improve water management, waste reduction and energy efficiency, and invest so that everything works with photovoltaic energy.
Their way
The Carreras, Esteve, Masana and Parera families had centuries of experience, with a deep-rooted agricultural tradition and in the tradition of making wine in their country houses. Thus, in 1980 they started a joint project to produce wines and cavas that represent the identity of our terroirs.
Can Llopart de les Alzines, a farm dating from 1499 and surrounded by vineyards, was the place chosen to build his winery.
The soul of his project were – and always will be – those four friends and neighbors who ended up becoming partners. Gil Masana, Josep Carreras, Pere Parera and Josep Esteve, who, based on their vocation, knowledge and love for the land, have been able to lead it up to now.
Biodynamic: Pioneers and convinced
Throughout its history, each generation has contributed its grain of sand, its advances, but also the wisdom of knowing how to see and reflect. The experience that this direct contact with the land gives them led them, in 2000, to direct their agriculture towards organic farming.
Shortly after, with the concern to continue improving at all levels, they decided to go a step further and apply biodynamic agriculture. Although at that time it was a type of agriculture quite unknown in our country, the results spoke for themselves and they decided to bet on it. And they will continue betting.
Vins El Cep was born and grew up in this landscape of vineyards and forests that imbue character. They love our land and that is why they take care of it, listen to it and try to understand it in order to act, because they know that everything starts here, in the soil, in the vines, in the plants and animals that coexist in the same ecosystem, understand each other and They establish a natural balance.
Observation, effort and conviction have led them, from 2003 to the present, to continue working in this direction, struggling to achieve the perfect balance between respect for nature and high quality in the winery. His Claror cava, the world's first biodynamic cava, is an example of his work.
It is known that the path of wine begins in the vineyard. The personality, the feeling, the expression of its wines only make sense if the vineyard is more alive every day. The vines are its heritage, the roots its landscape.
terroirs and places
Thousands of years ago these lands were part of the seabed and in fact more than 500 years ago there were already vineyards.
Its vineyards are, to a large extent, old vines located in Costers de l'Anoia and located between the municipalities of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Gelida and Sant Llorenç. Vineyards with a marked character, a quality that is needed to obtain their terroir wines.
The grape grows between gently undulating slopes, crossed by deep streams and a typically Mediterranean climate: moderately hot and dry summers, mild winters and irregular rainfall. To the autochthonous varieties, which are the ones that occupy a large part of its vineyards, such as Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada and Tempranillo, others such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot or Syrah are added, which allow them to find balance in the coupages.
The roots, moderately deep, are hooked into a loam-clay-silt soil, well structured, porous and active at the level of fauna. Thanks to the ecological and biodynamic agriculture that is applied, ants, worms and all kinds of organisms live and develop, promoting the necessary natural balance.
Commitment
They are a sustainable, responsible and efficient winery.
They work every day to fulfill their commitment to the landscape. They work sustainably with renewable energy, fully respecting the environment in the vineyard and in the winery.
They watch to improve water management, waste reduction and energy efficiency. They invest to work with photovoltaic energy.
They are what you see.
prayer
Experience and Passion
Two generations combine experience and tradition with passion and new bets. Strict control, technology and the right coupage are the key to the success of their wines and cavas.
Winemaking
The location of the winery, next to its vineyards, means that the grapes arrive in the best conditions. This grape is pressed with gentle pressure to extract the most noble fraction of the must, a maximum of 50%, this guarantees the highest quality of its wines. In small tanks, and strict control during fermentation, we vinify each variety separately according to the vineyard from which it comes to personalize each of the wines they will obtain.
Aged for
Inside the cellars, protected from light, with constant humidity and low temperatures, their bottles rest. Only with these optimal conditions and long aging is it possible, year after year, to transform the grape into an exceptional cava. The long aging contributes the complexity of the bouquet, the finesse and the integration of the carbonic content of its reserve and gran reserve cavas.
Printing
During the first months of the year, when the temperatures are lower, they bottle their wines and cavas. Under these conditions, a slow fermentation takes place in the bottle to obtain the best aromas and some fine bubbles that will be combined to start the long aging process. The selected yeasts will give complexity and character to your cavas.
