Carricant is the latest novelty from Alessandro Viola, a white wine that comes from a blend of carricante and catarratto. Aged in fiberglass, it proves to be an easy-to-drink, carefree wine, with hints of citrus juice and the scent of the sea.
Region: Sicily.
Grapes: Carricante and Catarratto.
Alcohol content: 11%.
Aging: 6 months in steel.
Contains sulfites
"L'Illicite" by Thomas Rouanet is a macerated white wine composed of Terret blanc, Terret gris, Carignan blanc, Carignan gris, and a few bunches of Muscat of Alexandria and Chasselas. Fermented in whole clusters for 6 weeks with frequent punching down, while the refinement takes place in wooden barrels for six months. The minerality is ample both on the nose and on the palate, and the sip is full, fresh and deep, elegant and of excellent persistence. A wine that manages to conquer everyone.
Region: France, Languedoc
Grapes: Terret Blanc and Gris, Carignan blanc and Gris, Moscato d’Alessandria and Chasselas.
Alcohol content: 11%.
Aging: 6 mounths in barrel.
Contains sulfites
Blan 5.7 is a white wine produced with Parellada and Maccabeu grapes by Jordi Llorens in Blancafort, in the Conca de Barberà. Manual harvest, 4 days of maceration, spontaneous fermentation and six months of aging on the lees in large underground amphorae. The nose is very fragrant, with hints of Mediterranean fruit and citrus. On the palate it is very silky, dry, with a good acidity that makes it very refreshing.
Region: Spain, Catalogna.
Grapes: Macabeu, Parellada
Alcohol content: 11.5%.
Aging: 6 mounths in amphora.
Contains sulfites
E.T. by Emilie Mutombo is a red wine that comes from the collaboration of Emilie with Pardida Creus. Produced with the use of local grapes such as Garrut and Cartoixa vermell. Spontaneous fermentation and aging in steel.
Region: Spain, Penedes.
Grapes: Xarello
Alcohol content: 11%.
Aging: 10 months in steel.
Contains sulfites
"La Bella" by Oriol Artigas is a white wine produced from 100% Pansa Blanca grapes. It is a crunchy and pleasantly sapid wine. On the nose stand the aromas of ripe white fruit, followed by notes of white flowers and Mediterranean herbs. In the mouth it is juicy, of good consistency and structure, with a fairly long finish. "La Bella" is a wine able to refer us with its perfumes to the Mediterranean landscapes.
Region: Spain, Aiella.
Grapes: Pansa Blanca.
Alcohol content: 11%.
Aging: 9 months in steel.
Contains sulfites
Oriol Artigas's Rumbera is a fresh and pleasant white wine made from 100% Pansa Blanca grapes, with aromas of ripe white fruit and floral notes. In the mouth it is pulpy, easy to drink, thanks to the Mediterranean salinity and the freshness that is so characteristic of Oriol wines.
Region: Spain, Aiella.
Grapes: Pansa Blanca.
Alcohol content: 11%.
Aging: Some months in steel.
Contains sulfites
Barraco's Biancamamre is a white wine made from Grillo grapes harvested on red soils bathed by the sea, vinified and aged in steel. A pleasantly drinkable wine, where acidity and flavor combine with delicate notes of flowers and white pulp fruit with an enveloping iodized scent.
Region: Sicily.
Grapes: Grillo.
Alcohol content: 11,5%.
Aging: 6 months in steel.
Contains sulfites