and ages in ancient neutral casks with a patience most modern producers have long abandoned
but there’s still plenty of structure to carry the wine through a long
much like the valley itself
and a bone-dry finish that plays perfectly in any cocktail
If you think South Africa only does bargains
Can Sumoi, Xarel-lo, 2024 msk_archive and ages in ancient neutralPepe Ravents i Blanc launched Can Sumoi as a project dedicated to Peneds's indigenous grape varieties Xarello, Sumoll, Garnatxa Blanca farmed naturally and vinified with minimal intervention. Xarello is Peneds's most interesting white grape: aromatic, textured, and capable of real complexity when farmed seriously and not over cropped. The 2024 is immediate and honest bright, herb driven, mineral, and very much its own thing. Natural Peneds from one of