White Wine Gramona Font Jui Xarel·lo 2019
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This is the new vintage of Gramona Font Jui Xarel·lo from Celler Gramona.
A varietal Xarel·lo wine, the grapes are sourced from a single vineyard with clay-limestone soils, called Font Jui, situated in DO Penedés. The organic and Demeter certified vines are around 40 years old.
The grapes were picked by hand and carefully selected on site. Then they were cold macerated before being gently crushed to extract the "free-run" juice. After that, this Spanish white wine was fermented in 300-litre French oak barrels, used and new.
Then Gramona Font Jui Xarel·lo 2019 was aged on its lees for three months.
Pair this white wine from Penedès with white meat recipes, rice dishes and creamy cheeses.
Production slightly above 5,000 bottles.
Appearance | The wine Gramona Xarel·lo Font Jui is deep straw with steely tinges and a golden rim. |
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Nose | Aromas of apricot, peach and pineapple over a background made of herbs, green almonds and some salty notes, quite typical of Xarel·lo variety. The brief ageing period in oak barrels shows in some hints of toast and caramel. |
Palate | This white wine aged in oak from Gramona suggests notes of peach and pineapple, along with hints of toast and butter. Acidity is noticeable, but very well-balanced. Long finish, with notes of menthol, almonds and apricot. |
Our personal opinion | The wine Gramona Font Jui Xarel·lo 2019 is complex and fresh. A first-rate Xarel·lo. |
OTHER VINTAGES | Gramona Font Jui Xarel·lo 2017: Enterwine 92. Gramona Font Jui Xarel·lo 2016: Enterwine 91. Gramona Font Jui Xarel·lo 2015: Enterwine 90. Gramona Font Jui Xarel·lo 2014: Enterwine 93. Peñín 91. Anuario de Vinos El Pais 94. Guia Gourmets 93. Guia de Vins de Catalunya 9.39/10. Gramona Font Jui Xarel·lo 2013: 2 months in oak. Peñín 93. |
Year | 2019 |
Type | White |
D.O. | Penedès |
Bottle size | 75 cl |
Serving tempurature | 9-11ºC |
Does this wine follow the guidelines of biodynamic Farming? | Yes |
Organic | Yes |
Ageing | Barrel |
Type of ageing | Months mixing in barrels |
Number of months aged in Barrels | 3 |
Enterwine's Score | 92 |
Media rating | 92 |
Mono-Varietal | Xarel·lo |
Pairings | Aged cheeses, Baked whitefish, Boullabaise, Cod, Cow´s cheese, Cured cheeses, Fish and gravey, Goat cheese, Rice with fish, Risotto, Roasted foods, Roasted white meats, Sheep´s cheese, Smoked foods, Soup and rice, Stew |
Taste | Complex and Elegant, Tasty with barrel notes, Very intense and inky |
Occasion | Dinner with friends, Family reunion, Romantic Dinner, To bring to an engagement |