{"title":"Wines: Xarel-lo","description":"\u003cp\u003eXarel-lo is a light-skinned grape from Catalonia, north-eastern Spain, and is one of the region's most widely planted varieties. These interesting wines are highly regarded for their bracing, lemon-like acidity and stone-fruit flavors.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"campo-viejo-gran-reserva-brut-cava-nv-750ml","title":"Campo Viejo Brut Cava - NV (750ml)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"offering-page-subsection2-text-story\"\u003eCampo Viejo Cava is fruit filled with a bright, exuberant mouthfeel and a crisp freshness n the palate. Our Cava is made in what as recognized as the most high-quality sparkling wine process. This creates greater complexity within the wine as well as a finer, more effervescent bubble structure. This wine will add a colorful sparkle to complement any occasion.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RNDC\/NDC (FOR)","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":43037333356707,"sku":"167184","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/4104\/0803\/files\/CampoViejoCava.png?v=1754931241"},{"product_id":"el-bandarra-vermouth-nv-1l","title":"El Bandarra Vermouth - NV (1L)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEl Bandarra (“the rogue”) was born in our vineyards at Casa Berger. After more than 20 years of selling vermouth by the barrel for small, local wine shops, in 2014 we threw ourselves into the task of bottling our vermouth with its very own brand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEl Bandarra is a nostalgic tribute to the golden age of this classic drink. Back in the 50s, Spanish bar tenders used to paint the names of their tapas on the windows of their bars. They would use different coloured letters painted by hand to catch the attention of passers-by and tempt them into the bar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stand-out, re-sealable and re-usable screen-printed bottle contains a rich fruity vermouth with blueberry and cherry. Wormwood and complex herbal bitterness, light spice and light citrus add balance. Attractive faint floral notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Opici","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":45206126362787,"sku":"ElBandarraRojo","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/4104\/0803\/files\/el_bandarra_trio_ES_900x_f91254de-45e8-42e2-bd36-087c29a862de.png?v=1726264008"},{"product_id":"raventos-i-blanc-de-nit-rosado-espumoso-2023-750ml","title":"Raventos I Blanc 'De Nit' Rosado Espumoso - 2023 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis wine combines the classic triumvirate of Xarel-lo, Parellada and Macabeo (some vines are more than 50 years old).  These grapes are joined by Monastrell to give color and red fruit aromas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.robertparker.com\/wines\/nSwxgsvbS5EDq2C95\/raventos-i-blanc-de-nit-2023\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 points Robert Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 De Nit is a pale rosé produced with 50% Xarel.lo, 34% Macabeo, 9% Parellada and 7% Monastrell from organically farmed vineyards. It refermented in bottle with lees for 18 months. In this third year of heat and a lack of water, many old vines died; Xarel.lo and Sumoll behaved better. By lowering the yields and keeping the poise, the wines have tension and freshness and don't show any heat. This is an extra brut with 12.5% alcohol and four grams of residual sugar. It has a very similar nose and profile as the Blanc de Blancs, Mediterranean, sapid and fresh, with small bubbles and a dry, chalky finish, showing great balance. It's more than a rosé. Pleasure per dollar. 215,000 bottles and some smaller and larger formats were produced. - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.robertparker.com\/author\/QN8yNJQiHh9rsiTGs\"\u003eLuis Gutiérrez\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinous.com\/wines\/raventos-i-blanc-extra-brut-de-nit\/2023\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 points Vinous Media\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 Extra Brut de Nit blends 49% Xarel·lo, 34% Macabeu, 9% Parellada and 7% Monastrell from Conca del Riu Anoia, Penedès. This very pale Rosé delivers subtle aromas of caramel, herbs and apple. It is dry, with an unusual touch of grip, bringing freshness and character to the palate. A distinctive sparkling wine well suited to food. -  Joaquín Hidalgo November 202\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Potomac","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":46197164015779,"sku":"RaventosdeNit23","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/4104\/0803\/files\/fa73cac5dd9b7f55d64a114392ca9fad_phpmlUjVH_4a73aa1b-29a2-4652-9e52-5415320755bd.jpg?v=1713901256"},{"product_id":"vins-pepe-raventos-xarel-lo-de-la-vinya-del-noguer-alt-2023-750ml","title":"Vins Pepe Raventos Xarel·lo de la Vinya del Noguer Alt - 2023 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis comes from a small (less than 3 acre), single plot of Xarel·lo planted in 1970, on clay and limestone soils.  The plot is farmed using organic and biodynamic methods. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes were hand-harvested, whole cluster pressed with a 55% yield and fermented with native yeasts and controlled temperatures in a 2,000 liter French oak foudre, 1,000 liter amphora and two 500 L French oak barrels. Following fermentation the wine was aged on its lees for 8 months. The wine sees no additional processing, filtration or additions prior to aging for a minimum of 9 months prior to release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Pepe Raventos describes the wine: \"\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: ftnk; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOur \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003eXarel·lo del Noguer Alt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e is expressed with a clean, complex nose with a wide range of aromatic nuances from aniseed, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003eMediterranean herbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, smoked, iodized, fruity. Very well structured, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003eround, enveloping, saline and fresh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e on the palate.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinous.com\/wines\/vins-pepe-raventos-xarel-lo-vinya-del-noguer\/2023\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 points Vinous Media\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 Xarel·Lo Vinya Del Noguer comes from calcareous soils in Conca del Riu Anoia, Penedès and is made without added sulfites. It opens with notes of pear, Mediterranean herbs, fennel and compote. Dry, broad and saline, with firm acidity and good flavor, it is a refined natural white with delicate expression. - By\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJoaquín Hidalgo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNovember 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Potomac","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":47494683787427,"sku":"RaventosXarel23","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/4104\/0803\/files\/VPRXarello22.png?v=1727815990"},{"product_id":"conde-de-subirats-brut-cava-nv-750ml","title":"Conde de Subirats Brut Cava - NV (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/viewfromthecellar.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e89+ points View from the Cellar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe new release of the Conde de Subirats Cava non-vintage Brut is from the base year of 2022 and is crafted from a cépages of fifty-five percent Macabeu, forty percent Parellada and five percent Chardonnay. The wine was disgorged in November of 2024 and finished with a dosage of 8.5 grams per liter. All of the fruit for this bottling is hand harvested. The wine offers up a refined bouquet of tart pear, lemon peel, a lovely base of chalky minerality, dried flowers, lemongrass and a touch of menthol in the upper register. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused and nicely brisk, with a lovely foundation of minerality, good fruit at the core, bright acids, fine balance and grip and a long, complex and very classy finish. The dosage here beautifully buffers the fine girdle of acidity, while the wine gives the impression of an Extra Brut. Fine juice. 2025-2035+.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Gilman, Issue 1117, May– June 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elite Wines Imports, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":47710916706467,"sku":"CdSBrutNV","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/4104\/0803\/files\/CdSBrutNEW_Btl.jpg?v=1779908695"},{"product_id":"valldolina-cava-reserva-brut-nature-nv-750ml","title":"Valldolina Cava Reserva Brut Nature - NV (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe grapes (Xarel·lo, Macabeu, Parellada, \u0026amp; Chardonnay) for the Valldolina Cava are hand harvested, fermented in stainless steel, and the resulting wine undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle, where it then ages on its lees for more than 24 months. 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