This is one of the Flagship wines from Joan Rubio. 100% Xarello from a small plot of 0.5 hectares (certified organic and worked biodynamically) located in front of the house. The name of the farmhouse is Cal Tiques (Cal in Catalan means the house of). The soil is very deep calcareous clay. The grapes are hand harvested, macerated in its skins for around 7 days, devatted by gravity without pressing and aged in red clay amphoras for around 4 months. Truly a beautiful wine - clean, mineral, hints of fennel and lemon, with bright elegance! LIMITED production - around 1,450 bottles.
As a winery-wide philosophy - All the wines are made macerated on their own skins, the devatted (aka "délestage") ones are unpressed gravity. Maceration times depend on the type of wine and the characteristics of the vintage, they can range from five days to two weeks. No type of additive is added, nor are they clarified or filtered. Zero Zero at its utmost finest!
As a winery-wide philosophy - All the wines are made macerated on their own skins, the devatted (aka "délestage") ones are unpressed gravity. Maceration times depend on the type of wine and the characteristics of the vintage, they can range from five days to two weeks. No type of additive is added, nor are they clarified or filtered. Zero Zero at its utmost finest!
