- 50% Xarel.lo, 40% Macabeo & 10% Parellada from the Vinya dels Fòssils planted en gobelet in 1964
- Primary fermentation in tank
- Secondary fermentation in bottle
- Aged for 30 months sur-lie
- Zero dosage
- Practicing Biodynamic (Demeter)
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
Spain
Region:
Catalunya
Appellation:
Conca del Riu Anoia
Variety:
Blend - Other
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Practicing Biodynamic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-RAV-20-21 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Decanter
Score
93
Date
2025-02-08
"Lovely precision and focus built around a framework of filigree minerality. Subtle nose, with oyster shell and lemon zest topped with hints of rose and green apple. Razor-sharp acidity on the palate, the fruit core drenched in white grapefruit juice. Ends with a delicious, saline tail. Biodynamic."
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2024-05-16
"The smoky and flinty 2019 Textures de Pedra was produced with 50% Xarel.lo Vermell and equal parts of Sumoll and Bastard Negre from the higher vineyard on the property that was planted 20 years ago. The base wine matured for nine months in concrete with the lees and then was put to referment in bottle, where it matured with the lees for some 42 months. It's spicy and smoky with an almost meaty side to it, like barbecued meat, almost savory, with a golden, deeper color. The palate feels polished and integrated, with small bubbles and gentle acidity. It has 12.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.16 and is bone dry (0.8 grams of sugar), as it corresponds to a brut nature. This is polished and ready."
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2024-08-31
"Compact and creamy, with a rich underpinning of minerally smoke and brine, this expands slowly on the palate, revealing notes of yellow plum, Marcona almond, grapefruit pith and elderflower. Xarel-lo, Macabeo and Parellada. Disgorged March 2024. Drink now through 2029. 3,500 cases made, 800 cases imported.—Alison Napjus"
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2020
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
94
Date
2024-02-28
"50% Xarel-lo, 40% Macabeo and 10% Parellada from the higher 'Vinya dels Fossils' partof the estate grapes around the Serral hil. Shallow, pure limestone soils. There's a subtlereductive signature here which plays beautifully into the narrow, mineral build of this finerelease, which encloses its pure clementine, pear and pale stone fruit in a delicate, vividcasing touching on complexity of white rose and pepper. Such lift and acceleration throughthe palate here † exciting wine. 2024-2028"
2020
Wine Enthusiast
Score
94
Date
2024-04-29
"Pale straw in color and with a fine mousse, this wine offers a bouquet of Fuji apple, lemon zest and orange blossom. It is crisp on entry with lemonlime and nectarine flavors backed by vivid effervescence, brilliant acidity and notes of white chocolate and croissant. ‡M.D"
2020
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2024-03-28
"A broad nose with good depth, full of creamy and yeasty notes with white fruit, chalk and seashells. Intense and concentrated flavors with a medium to full body and a refined, creamy mousse that lasts to the lengthy finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold."
2020
John Gilman
Score
93
Date
2024-05-14
"The 2020 Raventós i Blanc De La Finca Brut Nature is crafted from a cépages of fifty percent Xarel-lo, forty percent Macabeu and ten percent Parellada. The wine was aged for thirty months prior to its disgorgement in December of 2023. The wine offers up a beautifully complex bouquet of tart pineapple, lemon, breadfruit, salty minerality, lemongrass and a touch of raw almond in the upper register. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, focused and complex, with a lovely core and mineral drive, frothy mousse, lovely balance and a long, vibrant and classy finish. This is very fine juice. 2024-2045."
2020
Decanter
Score
92
Date
2024-07-20
"Pale lemon colour with aromas of fresh pear, melon, and white flowers. Vibrant mousse, fresh fruit, chamomile, and mineral notes. Floral hints of peony, foxglove, and catmint. Dry, zesty, and refreshing."
2020
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2024-06-30
"Sleek and well-knit, with a fine creamy bead carrying flavors of white raspberry, preserved lemon, white blossoms and Marcona almond. Shows linear focus and definition, but expands nicely through the midpalate and finish. Xarel-lo, Macabeo and Parellada. Disgorged April 2023. Drink now through 2028. 3,500 cases made, 800 cases imported."
2019
John Gilman
Score
92
Date
2023-07-10
2017
Decanter World Wine Awards
Score
96
Date
2021-07-08
2017
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2021-07-12