LA PELL

THE LEGACY OF OUR ANCESTORS

We elaborate this biodynamic vineyard wine 100% manually, just like our grandparents did. We destem, press and ferment the must and the skins of more than 20 ancestral and unique varietals in jars that are handmade with clay collected from the estate. La Pell is the result of the love and respect we feel for the winemaking tradition of this land and for our ancestors. It makes up the soul of our winery.

PARCEL·LA EL VINYET

PARCEL·LA EL VINYET

WHITE
  • A limited series of numbered bottles.
  • Made in the 1889 “El Vinyet” vineyard that has 24 varietals, with a total of 14 white varietals.

  • Some of these varietals are: Trobat Blanc, Heben, Sumoll Blanc, Macabeu, Xarel.lo, Pansa Valenciana, Pansa de la Noguera, Muscat of Alexandria, White Grenache and others in danger of extinction.

  • Manual processing: destemming, treading and pounding without the use of machines.
  • Between 2014 and 2017, the wine was fermented with 1/3 of wild yeast in clay vessels, 1/3 in acacia barrels and 1/3 in stainless steel. Since 2018 we have been producing an orange wine, featuring a long contact with the grape skins after fermentation in a clay vessel.
  • To preserve all its character, this wine is neither filtered nor stabilized. It may contain precipitates.
RED
  • A limited series of numbered bottles.
  • Made in the 1889 “El Vinyet” vineyard that has 24 varietals, with a total of 7 red and 3 rosé varietals.

  • Some of these varietals are: Trobat Negre, Monastrell, Red Grenache, Mandó, Picapoll de la Noguera Rosé, Isaga, Muscat Rosé and X8, X Avi 1997 and X Avi 2167  one of the 3 varietals only to be found in this vineyard.

  • Manual processing: destemming, treading and pounding without the use of machines.
  • The fermentation process is carried out with wild grape yeast, in clay vessels.
  • To preserve all its character, this wine is neither filtered nor stabilized. It may contain precipitates.

LA PELL
CLARETE

DRINK HISTORY

This wine was awarded by La Guia de Vins de Catalunya in 2017, but the biggest prize for us was being able to make the traditional claret that the Orpella family drank every day. With their trust, we have been able to experiment and ferment more than 20 ancestral varietals with their own skins to make this wine full of history.

CLARETE
  • Wine awarded “Best Heritage Wine” by La Guia de Vins de Catalunya in 2017, for containing the liquid history of our viticulture.
  • In 2017, we wanted to honor the Orpella family by making the traditional wine that they used to drink every day.
  • In 2017 we made a blend of 20 of the Vinyet grape varietals. In 2019, we mixed 22 varietals, and our goal in 2020 is to ferment all 24 varietals together.
  • The varietals co-ferment in a clay vessel with their skins and wild yeasts, maintaining a long contact with the skins to ensure a long aging capacity of the wine.
  • They age in a clay vessel for several months to raise them on their lees.

PARCEL·LA LES PEDRISES D’IVARS

WHITE
  • A limited series of 200 to 400 numbered bottles.
  • In 2018, we began to work on this vineyard, planted in 1935, in Ivars de Noguera, with more than 9 cultivated varietals.
  • Two of the main varietals are Trobat Blanc and Macabeu, a combination that we love because it creates a perfect balance. Furthermore, in this vineyard there are Malvasías, Muscat of Alexandria and even Albana Bianca, a traditional varietal from Emilia Romagna.
  • During its elaboration, we have made a part of the fermentation with its skins, seeking for subtleness. We let malolactic take its course, and afterwards the wine ages in 34 liter crystal demijohns in order to keep its purity.
  • Manual harvest and refrigeration of the grapes at 6°C (42.8°F) until processing in order to maintain all its freshness.

  • Fresh, pure and mineral. Hints of white flowers and white fruit combined with Mediterranean herbs.

RED
  • A limited series of 600 to 1,200 numbered bottles.
  • In 2018, we began to work on this vineyard, planted in 1935, in Ivars de Noguera, with more than 9 cultivated varietals.
  • Amongst this array of varietals, some still to be characterized, the most outstanding characteristics are Grenache’s fruitiness, Monastrell’s texture, Sumoll Negre’s freshness, Trobat Negre’s spices, and the flower aromas and softness of rosé varietals.
  • This wine first vintage was 2019, that seeked a pounding manual method in small 700 liter tanks, that allows us to extract the most elegant features of this vineyard.
  • Manual harvest and refrigeration of the grapes at 6°C (42.8°F) until processing in order to maintain all its freshness.
  • Perfume of sweet spices and candied red fruit. A dynamic wine on the palate with a fine tannin that slowly flows through the end, leaving Mediterranean memories. Saline and well-balanced.

CICLIC

CELEBRATING LIFE

Life is made up of cycles. Each cycle helps us improve, grow and evolve. This wine is a tribute to all of them.

The Cíclics are single vineyard wines made with the best White and Red Grenache grapes from Vinya Núria, and are aged in the bottle for years so to evolve and accentuate their complex variety of fresh and mineral nuances, closing the cycle once the bottle has been opened.

WHITE
  • This wine is exclusively made in exceptional vintages.
  • Single-vineyard wine made with the best White Grenache grapes from the Vinya Núria vineyard.
  • These vines have proven to be our “Grand Cru” of whites thanks to their mineral complexity.
  • Terroir of gravels from the Noguera Ribagorçana river and sands with gypsum providing freshness and salinity.
  • Manual harvest and refrigeration of the grapes to 6ºC (42.8°F) until processing to maintain all its freshness.
  • Tannins are rounded off from aging in 5,000-liter foudres for 9 months, which also adds great complexity.
  • Aromatic, opening with mineral notes of flint stone, smoke and spices melted with ripe peach, dried apricot and aromatic herbs. Lingering, mineral finish with a salinity that makes us salivate and opens up the appetite.
RED
  • This wine is exclusively made in exceptional vintages.
  • Single-vineyard wine made with the best Red Grenache grapes on the Vinya Núria vineyard.
  • The vines originate from a mass selection that provides a great variety of Grenache styles.
  • Terroir of gravels from the Noguera Ribagorçana river and sands with gypsum providing freshness and salinity.
  • Manual harvest and refrigeration of the grapes to 6ºC (42.8°F) until processing to maintain all its freshness.
  • Tannins are rounded off from aging in 5,000-liter foudres for 12 months, which also adds great complexity.
  • Round and smooth tannins showing off the perfect ripeness of the fruit, which with the passing of time in the bottles acquires a velvety texture. Complex, palatable with lingering finish and balsamic aftertaste.

NATURAL

NOTHING TO ADD

At times, not following the rules can lead you to make great discoveries such as this one: a 100% natural wine, without sulphites. We make it with the Grenache grapes from Vinya Núria’s specific plot that yields the grape with the most color and structure, to enhance its natural preservatives and avoid any additives.

WHITE
  • Limited edition of 2,600 numbered bottles.
  • First made in 2020, as a result of the need to produce a white wine from our core varietal without the use of sulphites. It is for this reason, that this wine is created using a style between an orange wine and a traditionally vinified white wine.
  • 100% White Grenache from the plot closest to the Noguera Ribagorçana river.
  • A third of the skins in fermentation with wild yeast, in a stainless steel tank.
  • Wild white, of a celery color and slightly turbid. Once oxygenated, it shows aromas of fennel and resin, green apple and a crunchy and fibrous texture. On the palate, it brings memories of candied citrics and an acidity that lasts. Good texture thanks to the skins, combined with a great balance between an orange style and a traditional white. Fresh and saline in the finish.
  • 3 to 4 month aged on its lees. Natural malolactic completed.
RED
  • Limited edition of an R&D wine from a Red Grenache plot.
  • Made with the Grenache grapes from Vinya Núria’s specific plot that yields the grape with the most color and structure to enhance the wine’s natural preservatives and avoid sulphites.
  • Crisp and fresh profile.
  • Aged on its lees for 8 months.
  • It is a natural wine with great aging potential. For those who enjoy more crisp and lively tannins, it can be consumed from the first day.

SOLERA

A SWEET WINE FIT FOR A GALA

The secret of this wine, awarded Best Sweet Wine 2020 by La Guia de Vins de Catalunya, is revealed by its own name. We select the Grenache grapes with the highest concentration and the best ripening from the Vinya Núria vineyard, and expose them to the sun for their dehydration. This way, we manage to concentrate the nectar and transform it into a naturally sweet wine.

SWEET WINE
  • Wine made with the highest concentrated White Grenache with the best ripening from the Vinya Núria vineyard.
  • Terroir composed by gravels and sand from the Noguera Ribagorçana river.
  • We carry out a partial defoliation on the fields to expose the clusters to the maximum amount of sun and dehydratate the grapes. This is how we concentrate sugars naturally.

  • Partial fermentation of the grape with wild yeasts and with the skins. The process is stopped by cooling down and filtering to avoid the use of sulphites.

  • It goes through the “solera” and “criaderas” dynamic ageing system. After this 2-year oxidation process, it is bottled with a slight filtration allowing it to maintain all of its character.

ÓNRA

SUCH AN HONOR

We are proud of these wines. They were made in the very heart of Lagravera: the vineyard we planted to give life to a barren soil from where gravel used to be extracted. This wine invites you to taste the rich fruit and variety of the different soils around La Serra Llarga. In the future, Ónra will be a mixture of two landscapes.

WHITE
  • Wine made with 85% White Grenache and 15% Sauvignon Blanc from Vinya Núria.
  • Terroir of gravels from the Noguera Ribagorçana river and sands with presence of gypsum.
  • Separate fermentation of the varietals in stainless steel with wild yeasts and ageing with battonage of the lees.
  • Delicate and fresh floral and fruity profile with notes of almond blossom, citrus and stone fruit. Zesty and crispy finish with a mineral, salty hint.
  • In the future, this will be a blend of different landscapes of La Serra Llarga, and an example of varietal biodiversity.
RED
  • Wine made with 75% Red Grenache and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Vinya Núria vineyard.
  • Terroir of gravels from the Noguera Ribagorçana river and sands with presence of gypsum.
  • Separate fermentation of the varietals, using wild yeasts. The Grenache ferments in stainless steel and the Cabernet Sauvignon in uncoated concrete tanks to provide more roundness.
  • Aged in 500-liter French oak barrels. Good balance between fruit and oak notes. Red fruit, cherries and fresh blood orange aromas. Warm spices and balsamic notes with a hint of well integrated oak. Medium body, fresh and juicy finish.
  • In the future, this will be a mixture of different landscapes of La Serra Llarga, and an example of biodiversity and the coexistence of the traditional and the modern.

LALTRE

A WINE WITH A DOUBLE TOUCH

This is a wine when you simply want to relax and enjoy its dual personality of ripe fruit, freshness and a slight touch of French oak.

RED
  • Organic wine.
  • Manual harvest selected between mid-September and October, in 8 kg boxes that are kept in a chamber just after harvesting at 6ºC until they are processed.
  • Fermentation 50% in concrete, 50% in stainless steel; and 100% wild yeast.
  • Aged for 3 months in French oak barrels, medium toast.
  • Selection of the clusters on the vineyard to keep only those that are perfect. Maceration with cold pre-fermentation, at 15ºC for 2-3 days until fermentation slowly starts, naturally.
  • Deep red color with purple hue. Intense aromas of red and black fruit and blueberry yoghourt with a refreshing menthol backdrop. Soft tannins, pleasant, fruity and creamy texture.

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