2021 Cellar Piol "L'Avi Arruf" Blanco, Terra Alta, Catalonia, Spain

Name: 2021 Cellar Piol "L'Avi Arruf" Blanco, Terra Alta, Catalonia, Spain
SKU: Z71768480
Price: 29.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$29.00 ~~$57.99~~

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Category : WINES - White

ABOUT THIS WINE

100% Garnacha Blanca. Single vineyard. Vines planted in 1920. Tended in limestone and clay soil at 475 m (1,558 ft) elevation

This a single-vineyard wine is made from vines over sixty years old coming. Just 300 cases are made of this limited production wine. Made with estate grapes, from head pruned, dry farmed (no irrigation) vines. Garnacha Blanca is a versatile grape full of bright mineral flavors that enhance a wide spectrum of medium- to rich-flavored foods. This wine is perfect for all seasons.

Once the grapes are harvested, the best berries from the choice bunches are selected to make this unique wine. 100% destemmed. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks, and then aged for 7 months in 60% new and 40% used French oak barrels with a small percentage happening in concrete egg.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

L'Avi Arruf is an estate-bottled wine made by Celler Piol with grapes grown in the high-elevation region of Terra Alta, located south of Barcelona. The Piol family has been wine growers for four generations. L'Avi Arrufi means, "Grandfather Arruf," the man who founded Celler Piol in 1945. Today, less than 800 cases are produced of one of the family's most distinctive wines, made from vines over seventy years old. L'Avi Arruf is liquid geography, a wine that sings the special music of Terra Alta's terroir composed of phrases and notes of the specific flavors of the Mediterranean climate. The story of Celler Piol mirrors the ascendance of Spanish wines in world markets over the past ten years, a story of how a reverence for old, treasured vineyards and the best family traditions have been combined with new winemaking methods to make the finest wines possible. Similar to Yecla and Vinos de Madrid, Terra Alta is one of Spain's up-and-coming wine regions with an identity built on exciting projects and progressive innovation. Juanjo G. Piol and Cristina Borrull are the winemakers. Juanjo's mother Josefina remains in charge of the family cellar.