Autocton Penedes Xarel.lo Blanc 2021 anjou A mix of colors

A mix of colors

decided to write off the entire vintage as a loss

The palate is delicately balanced between acidity and tannin

The first to use temperature controlled fermentation

Autocton Penedes Xarel.lo Blanc 2021 anjou A mix of colorsThere are few words that roll off the English tongue as gracelessly as Autochthonous. (pronounced like All talk, then us). It sounds better in Catalan, and as the name of this winery, stands for Albert Janes founding principle for the cellar. He only works with grapes native to Catalonia, primarily the red Sumoll and this purely Catalan white grape, Xarel. lo. The vineyards are planted on poor clay soils, at 1200 1600 feet, and about 20 minutes in a