74% Xarel.lo: 26% Malvasia de Sitges

Penedès, Spain

"Rupestris evokes the strength of the rock, the purity of the earth, something primitive, rustic, wild, ancient and authentic". This mouth-watering blend of native varietals: Xarel·lo and Malvasía de Sitges has a refreshing chalky texture and persistent, pure citrus fruit on the finish. 

Celler Pardas is part of the new generation of producers in Catalonia focussing on their terroirs and indigenous grapes such as Xarel.lo, Macabeo and Sumoll. The project began in 1996 when local winegrowers Ramón Parera and Jordi Arnan bought the Can Comas estate in Alt Penedés. The medieval farmhouse was surrounded by 60 hectares of forest, pasture and scrub land cut through by the Bitlles River. Their focus is preserving the balance and health of their land, by farming organically without irrigation, and aiming to work in partnership with nature.